Cognitive impairment and poor health literacy have resulted in low adherence to discharge instructions and unintentional medication errors in older adults after nonsurgical hospital discharge. However, it is not known whether age is an independent risk factor for unanticipated hospital admission after ambulatory surgical procedures. This study from the Feinberg…
There is universal agreement that a chlorhexidine gluconate, 2% or 4%, whole-body bath or shower will reduce bacterial colonization of the skin. However, there are no definitive data suggesting that this practice is effective in reducing postoperative surgical site infections (SSIs). Researchers from the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, examined…
Recent outbreaks involving multidrug-resistant organisms have occurred after endoscopes were reportedly reprocessed according to guidelines. In this study, researchers from Ofstead & Associates, St Paul, Minnesota, and the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, tested samples collected from 60 encounters with 15 colonoscopes and gastroscopes used for gastrointestinal procedures after each processing…
