Reported Postoperative Surgical Site Infections in Tertiary Care Hospitals, Systematic Review of Recent Literature
This systematic review concluded the limited reported data on surgical site infections (SSIs). The overuse of pre-surgical antibiotic prophylaxis has been reported in several studies. This study recommended developing standardized guidelines on the use of antibiotics related to surgical cases rather than co-morbidities.
Authors
- Abdul Hameed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0959-1754)
- Syed Wasif Gillani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4327-2068)
- S. Nadeem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9430-8126)
- Hassan Anwer Rathore
Institutions
- Gulf Medical University (AE)
- Qatar University (QA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Current Drug Safety
- Published
- 2025-01-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2174/0115748863338553250106111958
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Surgical site infection prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01