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Surgical Site Infection Prevention Protocols

Quick fact

Surgical site infections affect up to 1 in 30 surgical patients, and they are preventable with simple, coordinated steps—yet each year they still account for over 4 million extra hospital days worldwide.

Why this is interesting

You're prepped for surgery, and the surgeon is about to make a cut. But the most dangerous opponent isn't the scalpel—it's the invisible bacteria on your skin. How do doctors stop these microbes from turning a clean incision into a serious infection?