A Systematic Review of Risk Factors Associated with Surgical Site Infections among Surgical Patients

IMPORTANCE: Surgical site infection (SSI) complicates 2-5% of surgeries in the United States. Severity of SSI ranges from superficial skin infection to life-threatening conditions such as severe sepsis, and SSIs are responsible for increased morbidity, mortality, and economic burden associated with...

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Autores principales: Korol, Ellen, Johnston, Karissa, Waser, Nathalie, Sifakis, Frangiscos, Jafri, Hasan S., Lo, Mathew, Kyaw, Moe H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3867498/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24367612
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0083743

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3867498/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24367612
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0083743

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