A. S. Sardenberg Rodrigo, N. Younes Riad, Surgical Site Infections: A Still Ongoing Challenge, International Journal of Infection Prevention, Volume 1, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 9-15, ISSN 2690-4837, https://doi.org/10.14302/issn.2690-4837.ijip-18-2515.
(https://oapgroup.org/ijip/article/987)
Abstract: Surgical site infections (SSI) have a high incidence, accounting for 20% of all hospital-acquired in-fections. Surgical site infections are linked to a increased length of stay and the risk of mortality. Although most patients recover from an SSI, 77% of mortality can be attributed to the infection it-self 14. The incidence of SSI is 2% to 5% undergoing inpatient surgery 1. Estimated annual in-cidence varies, but may range from 160,000 to 300,000 in the US 14. These estimates might be understated, given the surveillance failure after discharge
Keywords: uperficial infections; deep infections