Contrasting seasonality of the incidence of incisional surgical site infection after general and gastroenterological surgery: an analysis of 8436 patients in a single institute.
K IchidaH NodaR MaemotoY MizusawaN MatsuzawaS TamakiI AbeY EndoK InoueT FukuiY TakayamaY MutoK FutsuharaF WatanabeY MiyakuraM MienoT RikiyamaPublished in: The Journal of hospital infection (2024)
Seasonality exists in the incisional SSI incidence following general and gastroenterological surgeries. Recognizing these trends may help enhance preventive strategies, highlighting the elevated risk in summer for general surgery and in winter for gastroenterological surgery.