Inflammation is your immune system’s response to infection or tissue damage. As inflammation worsens, you can develop sores ...

Zoe Gardner-Lawson, a 36-year-old mom of three from Berkshire in South East England, experienced a dull pain in her lower back that was continuously misdiagnosed by her doctor as a urinary tract ...

In this module, you’ll learn about using building a local bundle to reduce surgical site infections. Colon surgery has some of the highest wound infection rates of any procedure. In the literature, ...

The omental flap, with its abundant blood flow, could effectively control the MRSA infection. However, the use of a pedicled omental flap through the diaphragm is associated with a risk of abdominal ...

Colon and rectal surgeries are typically performed to treat colon and rectal cancers, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), or diverticulitis, and may also be necessary following an injury or wound, ...