Surgical site infection (SSI) is a common occurrence among patients who have had gastrointestinal surgery, with reported infection rates varying from 4 to 25 percent. A meta-analysis study recently ...

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Applied Medical is commemorating 20 years of wound protection since the first Alexis wound protector-retractor was introduced. The Alexis brand is ...

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- "We thought there could be a better way to keep a surgical wound dry while showering," said one of two inventors, from Valpo, Ind., "so we invented the AQUA ...

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Surgical site infection (SSI) is a common occurrence among patients who have had gastrointestinal surgery, with reported infection rates varying from 4 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The surgical site infection rate was 10.9% with the wound protector vs. 20.5% with conventional gauze. There was ...