Warmer Weather Means More Infections After Surgery

Warmer Weather Means More Infections After Surgery
Dan Henry/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP

As the weather gets warmer, the risk of developing an infection at the site of a surgical wound increases, a new study reports.

Surgical site infections are a leading cause of increased hospital readmissions, longer length of hospital stay, greater health care costs and mortality.



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