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    Surgical site infections: prevention and treatment

    England. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
    This guideline covers preventing and treating surgical site infections in adults, young people and children who are having a surgical procedure involving a cut through the skin. It focuses on methods used before, during and after surgery to minimise the risk of infection....
    Surgical Wound Infection/diagnosis, Surgical Wound Infection/drug therapy, Surgical Wound Infection/prevention & control, Postoperative Care, Cross Infection/prevention & control
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    Centers for disease control and prevention guideline for the prevention of surgical site infection, 2017

    Berríos-Torres, S. I; Umscheid, C. A; Bratzler, D. W; Leas, B; Stone, E. C; Kelz, R. R; Reinke, C. E; Morgan, S; Solomkin, J. S; Mazuski, J. E; Dellinger, E. P; Itani, K. M. F; Berbari, E. F; Segreti, J; Parvizi, J; Blanchard, J; Allen, G; Kluytmans, J. A. J. W; Donlan, R; Schecter, W. P.
    JAMA Surg; 152 (8), 2017
    IMPORTANCE: The human and financial costs of treating surgical site infections (SSIs) are increasing. The number of surgical procedures performed in the United States continues to rise, and surgical patients are initially seen with increasingly complex comorbidities. It is estimated that approximately ha...
    Surgical Wound Infection/prevention & control, Asepsis, Noxae/administration & dosage, Anticoagulants/administration & dosage, Immunosuppressive Agents/administration & dosage, Antibiotic Prophylaxis/methods, Postoperative Care/methods, Injections, Intra-Articular
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