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Surgical site infection prevention and management in immunocompromised patients: a systematic review of the literature.

Federico CoccoliniMario ImprotaEnrico CicuttinFausto CatenaMassimo SartelliRaffaele BovaNicola De' AngelisStefano GittoDario TartagliaCamilla CremoniniCarlos OrdonezGian Luca BaiocchiMassimo Chiarugi
Published in: World journal of emergency surgery : WJES (2021)
Strict adherence to SSI infection preventing bundles must be implemented worldwide especially in immunocompromised patients. Lastly, it is necessary to elaborate a more widely approved definition of immunocompromised state. Without such shared definition, it will be hard to elaborate the needed methodologically correct studies for this fragile population.
Keyphrases
  • end stage renal disease
  • surgical site infection
  • ejection fraction
  • newly diagnosed
  • chronic kidney disease
  • prognostic factors
  • peritoneal dialysis
  • intensive care unit
  • skeletal muscle
  • weight loss
  • case control