WHO Guidelines to prevent surgical site infections–Authors' reply
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A surgical-site infection (SSI) is one of the most interesting issues among surgeons and is the second most frequent nosocomial infection (20%) after urinary tract infection (36%) [1]. The severity of a SSI can vary from trivial to very significant as it can be highly associated with morbidity and mortality. It can also increase the clinical and financial burden because affected patients will n...
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Author(s): Deverick J. Anderson , MD, MPH, Keith S. Kaye , MD, David Classen , MD, MS, Kathleen M. Arias , MS, CIC, Kelly Podgorny , RN, MS, CPHQ, Helen Burstin , MD, David P. Calfee , MD, MS, Susan E. Coffin , MD, MPH, Erik R. Dubberke , MD, Victoria Fraser , MD, Dale N. Gerding , MD, Frances A. Griffin , RRT, MPA, Peter Gross , MD, Michael Klompas , MD, Evelyn Lo , MD, Jonas Marschall , MD, L...
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Surgical site infection (SSI) is a common and preventable complication of surgery, but the relative importance of individual measures recommended by guidelines has not been determined. Elective general surgical, neurological, and orthopedic procedures requiring antibiotic prophylaxis from a 3-month period were retrospectively studied to determine concordance with SSI prevention guidelines and t...
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OBJECTIVE The objective of this study is to provide updated guidelines for the prevention of surgical wound infections based upon review and interpretation of the current and past literature. BACKGROUND The development and treatment of surgical wound infections has always been a limiting factor to the success of surgical treatment. Although continuous improvements have been made, surgical sit...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Lancet Infectious Diseases
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1473-3099
DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(17)30081-6