Surgical site infections in outpatient surgeries: Less invasive procedures contribute substantially to the overall burden
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Surgical site infections following ambulatory surgery procedures.
IMPORTANCE Surgical site infections can result in substantial morbidity following inpatient surgery. Little is known about serious infections following ambulatory surgery. OBJECTIVE To determine the incidence of clinically significant surgical site infections (CS-SSIs) following low- to moderate-risk ambulatory surgery in patients with low risk for surgical complications. DESIGN, SETTING, A...
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عنوان ژورنال: Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0899-823X,1559-6834
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2019.233