Surgical site infection following abdominal surgery: a prospective cohort study | Zendy

Aroub Alkaaki | Zendy; Osman O. AlRadi | Zendy; Ahmad Khoja | Zendy; Anfal Alnawawi | Zendy; A. Alnawawi | Zendy; Ashraf Maghrabi | Zendy; Abdulmalik Altaf | Zendy; Murad Aljiffry | Zendy

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Surgical site infection following abdominal surgery: a prospective cohort study

Author(s) -

Aroub Alkaaki,

Osman O. AlRadi,

Ahmad Khoja,

Anfal Alnawawi,

A. Alnawawi,

Ashraf Maghrabi,

Abdulmalik Altaf,

Murad Aljiffry

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

canadian journal of surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.609

H-Index - 64

eISSN - 1488-2310

pISSN - 0008-428X

DOI - 10.1503/cjs.004818

Subject(s) - medicine , prospective cohort study , incidence (geometry) , surgery , antibiotic prophylaxis , abdominal surgery , colorectal surgery , antibiotics , regimen , physics , microbiology and biotechnology , optics , biology

Surgical site infection (SSI) is one of the most common complications of abdominal surgery and is associated with substantial discomfort, morbidity and cost. The goal of this study was to describe the incidence, bacteriology and risk factors associated with SSI in patients undergoing abdominal surgery.

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