Incidence and perioperative risk factors for surgical site infections in neurosurgery: prospective observational study

Abstract Background Surgical site infections (SSI) represent a burden on the health care system especially in developing countries with significant morbidity and mortality. In Egypt, especially in our institution, there is no registry for the SSI rate or the contributing factors with no clear guidel...

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Main Authors: Assem Mouneir Abdel-Latif, Amira A. Moharram, Ahmed Higazy, Nehal I. Ghoneim, Omnia Shafei, Salma G. Abdelhady, Ghadeer Assal, Aly Ibrahim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-01-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Neurosurgery
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41984-021-00142-w