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Revision as of 21:12, 6 February 2009
A surgical wound infection, sometimes called a surgical site infection, occurs at the site of a surgical incision.[1] Quality improvement has not identified specific techniques for reducing the incidence, other than good surgical practice.[2]
Site preparation
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Surgical wound infection (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Darrell A. Campbell, et al. (1 December 2008), "Surgical Site Infection Prevention: The Importance of Operative Duration and Blood Transfusion—Results of the First American College of Surgeons–National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Best Practices Initiative", Journal of the American College of Surgeons 207 (6): 810-820, DOI:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2008.08.018