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Assessment of risk factors associated with surgical site infection following abdominal surgery: a systematic review.

Omer A MarzougAhmed AneesElfatih M Malik
Published in: BMJ surgery, interventions, & health technologies (2023)
Male sex, increased BMI, diabetes, smoking, American Society of Anesthesiologists classification of >2, low albumin level, low haemoglobin level, preoperative hospital stay, long operative time, emergency procedure, open surgical approach, increased wound class, intraoperative blood loss, perioperative infection, perioperative blood transfusion, and use of drains are potential independent risk factors for SSI following abdominal surgery.
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