Warm weather increases the incidence of serious surgical site infections
Major survey research shows that risk rises with temperatures
Date:
May 16, 2017
Source:
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
Summary:
Surgical site infections, a common healthcare-associated infection, are seasonal -- increasing in the summer and decreasing in the winter-according to new research. Temperatures above 90°F were associated with 28.9 percent increased odds for hospitalization with a surgical site infection (SSI) compared to temperatures less than 40°F.
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