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| Resource type: Journal Article DOI: 10.1017/ice.2022.135 ID no. (ISBN etc.): 0899-823X BibTeX citation key: Seidelman2023 View all bibliographic details |
Categories: BioAcyl Corp Subcategories: SSI Creators: Baker, Lewis, Seidelman Collection: Infection control and hospital epidemiology |
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{Objective: Sparse recent data are available on the epidemiology of surgical site infections (SSIs) in community hospitals. Our objective was to provide updated epidemiology data on complex SSIs in community hospitals and to characterize trends of SSI prevalence rates over time. Design: Retrospective cohort study. Methods: SSI data were collected from patients undergoing 26 commonly performed surgical procedures at 32 community hospitals in the southeastern United States from 2013 to 2018. SSI prevalence rates were calculated for each year and were stratified by procedure and causative pathogen. Results:
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