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
- machine learning
- surgical site infection
- big data
- minimally invasive
- clinical practice
- public health
- end stage renal disease
- healthcare
- risk factors
- ejection fraction
- quality improvement
- newly diagnosed
- prognostic factors
- cross sectional
- adverse drug
- primary care
- mental health
- peritoneal dialysis
- emergency department