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Clinical and economic burden of surgical site infections in inpatient care in Germany: A retrospective, cross-sectional analysis from 79 hospitals.

Christian MuehlendyckAxel KramerOjan AssadianSteffen FlessaClaudia HuebnerKristian MichnacsChristian MuehlendyckKim Mirjam PodolskiMichael H WilkeWolfgang HeinleinDavid John Leaper
Published in: PloS one (2022)
The dataset offers robust information about the "real-world" clinical and economic burden of SSI in hospitals in Germany. The significantly increased mortality of patients with SSI, and their underfunding, calls for a maximization of efforts to prevent SSI through the use of evidence-based SSI-reduction care bundles.
Keyphrases
  • surgical site infection
  • healthcare
  • palliative care
  • cross sectional
  • quality improvement
  • type diabetes
  • risk factors