Recent studies by D.E. Fry and co-authors add new data to life sciences findings.

According to recent research from the United States, "Infection after surgery continues to be a major source of morbidity and expense despite extensive efforts with educational programs, guidelines, and hospital-based policies and procedures."

"The public and the government are demanding better performance and greater accountability. Our system operations within our institutions have failed," wrote D.E. Fry and colleagues (see also Life Sciences).

The researchers concluded: "We need to adopt a culture dedicated to quality control through better information technology and data-driven initiatives to achieve improved clinical outcomes from infectious complications in surgery."

Fry and colleagues published their study in Surgical Clinics ...