Epidemiology of surgical site infection in a neurosurgery department

P López Pereira, C Díaz-Agero Pérez… - British Journal of …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: To know the rates of infection of the surgical wound in the Department of
Neurosurgery between 2011 and 2014. Methods: An observational, prospective study was …

Surgical site infections in standard neurosurgery procedures–a study of incidence, impact and potential risk factors

S Abu Hamdeh, B Lytsy… - British journal of …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Objectives. Surgical site infections (SSIs) may be devastating for the patient and
they carry high economic costs. Studies of SSI after neurosurgery report an incidence of 1 …

[PDF][PDF] Risk factors for neurosurgical site infections after a neurosurgical procedure: a prospective observational study at Hospital Kuala Lumpur

SS Buang, MS Haspani - Med J Malaysia, 2012 - e-mjm.org
Introduction: Surgical site infection (SSI) after craniotomy even though rare, poses a real risk
of surgery and represents a substantial burden of disease for both patients and healthcare …

Risk factors for neurosurgical site infections: an 18-month prospective survey

C Lietard, V Thébaud, G Besson, B Lejeune - Journal of neurosurgery, 2008 - thejns.org
Object The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence rate and risk factors of
surgical site infections (SSIs) in neurosurgery for any type of surgery and any American …

Risk factors for surgical site infections after neurosurgery: A focus on the postoperative period

N Cassir, S De La Rosa, A Melot, A Touta… - American journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Surgical site infection (SSI) after neurosurgery has potentially devastating
consequences. Methods A prospective cohort study was conducted over a period of 24 …

Incidence, depth, and severity of surgical site infections after neurosurgical interventions

MN Stienen, N Moser, P Krauss, L Regli… - Acta neurochirurgica, 2019 - Springer
Background Today, there are only few reports on the incidence of surgical site infections
(SSIs) in neurosurgery. The objective of this work was to determine the rate of SSI at a …

Risk factors for surgical site infections in neurosurgery

S Patel, D Thompson, S Innocent… - The Annals of The …, 2019 - publishing.rcseng.ac.uk
Introduction Surgical site infections (SSIs) are of profound significance in neurosurgical
departments, resulting in high morbidity and mortality. There are limited public data …

[HTML][HTML] The incidence and risk factors for surgical site infection after clean spinal operations: a prospective cohort study and review of the literature

S Saeedinia, M Nouri, A Azarhomayoun… - Surgical Neurology …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Postoperative infection is one of the most common complications after spine
surgeries. In our study, surgical site infection (SSI) is described as; superficial (ie, skin and …

Neurosurgical wound infection at a university hospital in Egypt; prospective study of 1,181 patients for 2 years.

MM Taha, S Abouhashem… - Turkish …, 2014 - europepmc.org
Neurosurgical wound infection at a university hospital in Egypt; prospective study of 1,181
patients for 2 years. - Abstract - Europe PMC Sign in | Create an account https://orcid.org …

Risk factors for surgical site infections following neurosurgical spinal fusion operations: a case control study

TL Walsh, AM Querry, S McCool, AL Galdys… - infection control & …, 2017 - cambridge.org
OBJECTIVE To determine risk factors for the development of surgical site infections (SSIs) in
neurosurgery patients undergoing spinal fusion. DESIGN Retrospective case-control study …