Diabetes has been known to be a risk factor for infections following some surgeries. However, diabetes has also been a source of argument for some other procedures. The new study has emerged that evaluated risk factors associated with surgical site infections (SSIs). According to the study diabetic patients face increased risks of developing SSIs. Surgical site infections (SSIs) are one of the common types of Hospital-Acquired Infections (HAIs).
These HAIs are estimated to have the annual impact of $ 3Billion worldwide. The SSIs are also estimated to have a great impact on the costs and are the largest contributor of Healthcare related costs. There is an increased concern to reduce the SSIs as an increase in the readmission puts pressures on already stretched healthcare system in India. The new meta-analysis study was published recently to investigate the association of diabetes with…
