Getinge develops digital platform together with Semcon to reduce the risk of infection during surgeries
Getinge has partnered with Semcon to develop a new digital platform that will easily identify where the greatest risks for infections are during surgeries.In Sweden, infections are the most common hospital injuries – a problem that is widespread even globally. According to an estimate by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, there are nearly 9 million cases of health care associated infections in European hospital and long-term care each year. "The project aims at helping health care facilities to reduce the number of health care associated infections that can occur