Prevalence of Surgical Site Infection in Orthopedic Surgery: A 5-year Analysis

A. Al-Mulhim, Fahad; A. Baragbah, Mohammed; Sadat‐Ali, Mir; S. Al-Omran, Abdallah; Quamar Azam, Md

doi:10.9738/intsurg-d-13-00251.1

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Prevalence of Surgical Site Infection in Orthopedic Surgery: A 5-year Analysis

Published in International Surgery • Jan 1, 2014

Authors:

Fahad A. Al-Mulhim

Mohammed A. Baragbah

Mir Sadat‐Ali

Abstract

Surgical site infection (SSI) is disastrous in orthopedic practice as it is difficult to rid the bone and joint of the infection. This study was aimed to assess the prevalence of SSI in orthopedic practice and to identify risk factors associated with surgical site infections. All patients admitted t...

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Medicine

Orthopedic surgery

Confidence interval

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