Surgical Site Infections in patients undergoing major oncological surgery during the COVID-19 paNdemic (SCION): A propensity-matched analysis.
Gouri PantvaidyaShalaka JoshiPrakash R NayakSadhana KannanAshwin DeSouzaPabashi PoddarGagan J PrakashPreeti VijaykumaranDeepa NairRicha VaishShraddha PatkarDevayani NiyogiPoonam JoshiVikram ChaudhariVikas SinghSaumya MathewsC S PrameshRajendra A BadweAjay PuriPublished in: Journal of surgical oncology (2021)
Increased compliance with hand hygiene, near-universal mask usage, and social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic possibly led to a 23% decreased odds of SSI in major oncologic resections. Extending these low-cost interventions in the post-pandemic era can decrease morbidity associated with SSI in cancer surgery.
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