Warm weather increases the incidence of serious surgical site infections

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.

Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - May 16, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news