May 16, 2011 — In patients undergoing colectomy, obesity is associated with a 60% increased risk for surgical site infection (SSI), and those developing SSIs had significantly increased costs and ...
Hospitals across Oregon are falling below national standards in preventing infections, according to the Oregon Health ...
What Is Proctitis and How Does It Compare to UC? Proctitis is inflammation of the rectum, the last part of the large intestine that connects the colon to the anus. Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a type of ...
Oregon hospitals recorded nearly 1,000 infections that patients picked up while receiving care in 2024, resulting in ...