Cohort study to characterise surgical site infections after open surgery in the UK's National Health Service.
Julian F GuestGraham W FullerBen GriffithsPublished in: BMJ open (2023)
This study provides important insights into several aspects of SSI management in clinical practice in the UK that have been difficult to ascertain from surveillance data. Surgeons are unlikely to be fully aware of the true incidence of SSI and how they are managed once patients are discharged from hospital. Current SSI surveillance services appear to be under-reporting the actual incidence.
Keyphrases
- surgical site infection
- minimally invasive
- end stage renal disease
- clinical practice
- public health
- healthcare
- ejection fraction
- quality improvement
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- primary care
- prognostic factors
- cross sectional
- electronic health record
- adverse drug
- emergency department
- machine learning
- big data
- acute coronary syndrome
- patient reported
- atrial fibrillation
- deep learning