Background: Surgical site infections (SSIs) have been associated with increases in terms of
costs, hospital stay, morbidity, and mortality. We aimed to assess trends in SSIs monitored …

Objective. To report the results of a surveillance study on surgical site infections (SSIs)
conducted by the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC). Design …

BACKGROUND: Surgical site infections (SSIs) are serious operative complications that
occur in approximately 2% of surgical procedures and account for some 20% of health care …

OBJECTIVETo describe the epidemiology of complex surgical site infection (SSI) following
commonly performed surgical procedures in community hospitals and to characterize trends …

Methods This was a retrospective analysis that included all surgical records from June 1,
2018, to December 31, 2018. After exclusion, 882 records were included. The incidence of …

To identify overall costs generated by surgical site infections (SSI) patients, including indirect
costs. A prospective study of case series of patients who have undergone major surgical …

Background: Surgical Site Infections (SSI) after elective/emergency laparotomy contributes
to postoperative morbidity, mortality and resource utilization. Risk factors related to …

Background Claims data provide rapid indicators of SSIs for coronary artery bypass surgery
and have been shown to successfully rank hospitals by SSI rates. We now operationalize …

Background Surgical site infections (SSIs) are a threat to patient safety; however, there were
no available data on SSI rates stratified by surgical procedure (SP) in Turkey. Methods …

Background Surgical site infection (SSI) is a worldwide problem which has morbidity,
mortality and financial consequences. The incidence rate of SSI is high in Low-and Middle …