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Surgical Site Infection After Breast Surgery—A Bicentric Retrospective Case–Control Study in Saudi Arabia [PDF]
Clinics and PracticeBackground: Surgical site infections (SSIs) are common postoperative complications. Data on SSIs following breast surgery in Saudi Arabia are limited because these procedures are not included in the national SSI surveillance system. This study determined
Moteb AlSaadi +10 more
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Surgical site infection following appendectomy in children [PDF]
Scientific ReportsSurgical site infection (SSI) is one of the most common postoperative complications after appendectomy leading to recurrent surgery, prolonged hospital stay, and the use of antibiotics.
Molla Azmeraw +6 more
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Surgical Site Infections [PDF]
Surgical Clinics of North America, 2014 Surgical site infections are a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in postsurgical care. Risk for surgical site infection is multifactorial and includes a host of microbial, patient-related, and procedure-related factors. Prevention of surgical infection relies on optimization of patient factors and use of a variety of evidence-based ...
Pang Y, Young, Rachel G, Khadaroo
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Surgical Site Infection: Risk Factors Analysis [PDF]
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Journal, 2023 Introduction:Surgical site infections (SSIs) are the most common hospital-acquired infections (HAI). They lead to prolonged stay, long-term disability, antimicrobial resistance, the additional financial burden to the healthcare system, the excessive cost
Anuja Jha, Manju Agarwal
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Expression of viral CD45 ligand E3/49K on porcine cells reduces human anti-pig immune responses
Scientific Reports, 2023 Transgenic expression of protective molecules in porcine cells and tissues is a promising approach to prevent xenograft rejection. Viruses have developed various strategies to escape the host’s immune system. We generated porcine B cells (B cell line L23)
Claudia Pokoyski +7 more
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Critical Care Nurse, 2019 Surgical site infections are caused by bacteria that get in through incisions made during surgery. They threaten the lives of millions of patients each year and contribute to the spread of antibiotic resistance. Surgical site infection (SSI) rates are used extensively by hospitals as a basis for quality improvement.
Aqsa Shakoor +2 more
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A meta-analysis of risk factors for non-superficial surgical site infection following spinal surgery
BMC Surgery, 2023 Background Surgical site infection (SSI) is the most common complications in spinal surgery. In SSI, non-superficial surgical site infections are more likely to result in poor clinical outcomes.
Xiaowen Liu +6 more
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The Effect of Preoperative 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D Supplement and Surgical Site Infection
Acta Medica Iranica, 2023 Surgical site infection (SSI) is one of the most important complications of surgery and is known in quality improvement programs as a very important indicator for evaluating the performance of surgeons and hospitals.
Ehsan Sadeghian +4 more
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A prospective study of post-operative surgical site infections after open gastrointestinal surgeries
Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023 Background: Surgical site infections (SSIs) are infections of the tissues, organs, or spaces exposed by surgeons while performing an invasive procedure.
Vijay Kumar Tekam +4 more
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Reducing surgical site infections [PDF]
Communications Medicine, 2021 The most common complication after surgery is surgical site infection. A recent randomised controlled clinical trial published in The Lancet compared the rate of infections following four different wound closure regimes in low-income and middle-income countries.
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