Association Between Perioperative Hypothermia and Surgical Site Infection After Elective Abdominal Surgery: A Prospective Cohort Study

Introduction Surgical site infections (SSIs) account for 14-16% of nosocomial infections and are one of the major causes of increased morbidity, hospital stay, cost of care, and even mortality. Hypothermia as a risk factor for SSI is debated but there is lack of conclusive evidence. The present stud...

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Autores principales: Siddiqiui, Tayyab, Pal, K.M. Inam, Shaukat, Fatima, Mubashir, Hadika, Akbar Ali, Alishah, Malik, Muhammad Jehangir A, Shahzad, Noman
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
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General Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7685814/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33251055
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.11145

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7685814/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33251055
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.11145

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