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
- public health
- clinical practice
- end stage renal disease
- healthcare
- risk factors
- quality improvement
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- primary care
- adverse drug
- cross sectional
- electronic health record
- emergency department
- coronary artery disease
- coronary artery bypass
- acute coronary syndrome
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- patient reported