Précis: Surgical site infections are an ever-increasing phenomenon worldwide due to different
factors. This brief report aimeds to highlight at a glance, for both physicians and political …

… large bowel surgery (OR=1.8, P=0.04). This study shows that the … impact of SSI differs greatly
for different categories of surgery, and highlights the importance of measuring the impact for …

… Surgical site infections (SSIs) are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Furthermore,
SSIs constitute a financial burden and negatively impact on patient quality of life (QoL). …

… Although surgical site infections (SSIs) are known to cause substantial illness and costs
during the index hospitalization, little information exists about the impact of infections diagnosed …

Importance Surgical site infections (SSIs) may increase health care costs, but few studies
have conducted an analysis from the perspective of hospital administrators. Objective To …

… procedures in the context of factors potentially associated with surgical site infection (SSI). …
Surgical site infections are significantly and independently associated with LOS and cost and …

… The purpose of this study was to estimate the economical impacts of surgical site infection
(… had an impact on the hospitals as well as the patients. To estimate the economic impacts of …

… More than 20% of HAI is attributed to infection of a surgical site. Surgical site infections (SSI)
are serious operative complications that occur in approximately 2% of surgical procedures, …

… CDC definitions of nosocomial surgical site infections, 1992: a modification of CDC
definitions of surgical wound infections. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 1992;13:60fr608. …

Objective:To measure the impact of orthopedic surgical-site infections (SSIs) on quality of life,
length of hospitalization, and cost.Design:A pairwise-matched (1:1) case-control study …