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International Journal of Infection Prevention Open Access

Surgical Site Infections: A Still Ongoing Challenge

Feb 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2690-4837.ijip-18-2515

Surgical site infections (SSI) have a high incidence, accounting for 20% of all hospital-acquired in-fections. Surgical site infections are linked to a increased length of stay and the risk of mortality. Although most patients recover from an SSI, 77% of mortality can be attributed to the infection it-self 14. The incidence of SSI is 2% to 5% undergoing inpatient surgery 1. Estimated annual in-cidence varies, but may range from 160,000 to 300,000 in the US 14. These estimates might be understated, given the surveillance failure after discharge

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