Risk factors and surveillance for postdischarge surgical site infections: A prospective analysis
Diabetes was the most important risk factor and was consistent with the literature. It is difficult and cumbersome to include all patients who undergo surgery in postdischarge surveillance. Specifically for surgery, including patients with risk factors in postdischarge surveillance would be a more feasible strategy.
Authors
- Esma Eren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2712-9694)
- Zeynep Türe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5114-0121)
- Aysegul Ulu Kilic
Institutions
- Kayseri Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi (TR)
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi (TR)
- Erciyes University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2026-01-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2026.108434
- Primary Topic
- Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00