Learn languages naturally with fresh, real content!

tap to translate recording

Explore By Region

flag India reports 1.5 million annual surgical site infections, with orthopaedic surgeries having the highest risk.

flag A recent report by India's Council of Medical Research (ICMR) reveals that around 1.5 million patients suffer from surgical site infections (SSIs) annually in India, with an SSI rate of 5.2%—higher than many high-income countries. flag Orthopaedic surgeries have an especially high SSI rate of 54.2%. flag The ICMR has launched a surveillance network to help prevent these infections and found that surgeries lasting over 120 minutes pose a higher risk.

6 Articles