Smoking increases the risk of surgical site infection after hydrocelectomy in adults: a retrospective cohort study in Brazil | Zendy

Thiago Silva da Costa | Zendy; Paulo José de Medeiros | Zendy; Mauro José Costa Salles | Zendy

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Smoking increases the risk of surgical site infection after hydrocelectomy in adults: a retrospective cohort study in Brazil

Author(s) -

Thiago Silva da Costa,

Paulo José de Medeiros,

Mauro José Costa Salles

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.9450

Subject(s) - medicine , retrospective cohort study , cohort , surgical site infection , general surgery , demography , environmental health , emergency medicine , surgery , sociology

Surgical site infection (SSI) following hydrocelectomy is relatively uncommon, but it is one of the main post-operative problems. We aimed to describe the prevalence of SSI following hydrocelectomy among adult patients, and to assess predisposing risk factors for infection.

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