Patients who undergo general anesthesia typically require more opioid painkillers after surgery than those who receive general anesthetics — which keep patients asleep but do not deaden nerves — plus injections of local anesthetic to block the nerves at or near the site of surgery. (scientificamerican.com)
Beginning five days after an operation, the EpxWound system sends daily text or voice messages asking patients to report signs of infection, such as pain, redness, odor, or discharge at the site of surgery, explained Michelle Keyin Lu, an author of the poster presentation and a second year medical student at Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Mo.. (sciencedaily.com)
Of 572 patients randomly assigned to receive the chlorhexidine - alcohol combination, 23 developed an infection at the site of the surgery within 30 days of the procedure. (sciencedaily.com)