Incidence and risk factors of surgical site infection following colorectal surgery in China: a national cross-sectional study

Abstract Purposes Surgical site infection (SSI) after colorectal surgery is a frequent complication associated with the increase in morbidity, medical expenses, and mortality. To date, there is no nationwide large-scale database of SSI after colorectal surgery in China. The aim of this study was to...

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Main Authors: Xufei Zhang, Zhiwei Wang, Jun Chen, Peige Wang, Suming Luo, Xinjian Xu, Wei Mai, Guangyi Li, Gefei Wang, Xiuwen Wu, Jianan Ren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
SSI
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-020-05567-6