Delaying surgical procedures increases infection risk and health care costs, new research finds

Sunday, December 19, 2010 - 21:20 in Health & Medicine

Delaying elective surgical procedures after a patient has been admitted to the hospital significantly increases the risk of infectious complications and raises hospital costs, according to a new study.

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