Economic outcomes associated with deep surgical site infection from lower limb fractures following major trauma

Economic outcomes associated with deep surgical site infection from lower limb fractures following major trauma

Aims: This study aims to estimate economic outcomes associated with 30-day deep surgical site infection (SSI) from closed surgical wounds in patients with lower limb fractures following major trauma. Methods: Data from the Wound Healing in Surgery for Trauma (WHiST) trial, which collected outcomes f...

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Main Authors: May Ee Png, Stavros Petrou, Ruth Knight, James Masters, Juul Achten, Matthew L. Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery 2022-05-01
Series:Bone & Joint Open
Subjects:
cost
deep surgical site infection
lower limb fracture
lower limb fractures
orthopaedic trauma
surgical site infection (ssi)
orthopaedic surgery
lower limbs
surgical wounds
wound healing
deep infection
wounds
Online Access:https://online.boneandjoint.org.uk/doi/epdf/10.1302/2633-1462.35.BJO-2022-0033

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https://online.boneandjoint.org.uk/doi/epdf/10.1302/2633-1462.35.BJO-2022-0033

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