There is presently a national initiative -- the surgical site infection (SSI ... sutures or a subcuticular suture, we may use staples and close the skin over a subcutaneous drain, with the ...

Almost two third of all pathogens causing surgical site infections ... of their study and A2 and A3 wound infections (3). It should also be noted that staples—essentially interrupted stitches ...

Proponents claim that inserting a steel surgical staple into the inner cartilage of the ear can ... which doesn’t have a very good blood supply, so the risk of infection is there—especially if someone ...