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Surgical site infections (SSI) in the United States are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among all hospital-acquired infections, and they also are among the most preventable healthcare-associated infections.
In some patients, anesthetics can cause a severe, sometimes lethal, reaction known as malignant hyperthermia (MH), with symptoms such as a dangerously high body temperature, rigid muscles or spasms, and a rapid heart rate.