Background: The incidence of surgical site infection (SSI) across surgical procedures,
specialties, and conditions is reported to vary from 0.1% to 50%. Operative duration is often …

Sarcopenia is the subclinical loss of skeletal muscle and strength and has been extensively
studied in both the cancer and surgical literature. Specifically, sarcopenia has gained …

Background: Sarcopenia, defined as a decrease in skeletal muscle mass and strength, is an
important risk factor in clinical medicine associated with frailty, mortality, and worse surgical …

Obesity is a risk factor for surgical site infection (SSI) after abdominal procedures; however,
data characterizing the risk of SSI in obese patients during abdominal procedures are …

Study Design. A retrospective review. Objective. The purpose of this study was to determine
the role in body habitus and weight distribution on developing a surgical site infection (SSI) …

Background: Surgical site infections increase the incidence of morbidity and mortality as well
as health-care expenses. The cost of care increases threefold to fourfold as a consequence …

Aesthetic and cosmetic medical practices have attracted considerable consumer attention
globally. However, possible complications vary and range from mild, self-resolving …

Abstract EDITOR'S PERSPECTIVE What We Already Know about This Topic Intraoperative
triple-low events (mean arterial pressure less than 75 mmHg, Bispectral Index less than 45 …

Background Surgical clinical registries provide clinical information with the intent of
measuring and improving quality. This study aimed to describe how surgical clinical …

Objective: Obesity is considered a risk factor for surgical site infection (SSI). We quantified
impact of body mass index (BMI) on the risk of SSI for a variety of surgical procedures …