SURGICAL SITE INFECTION: REVIEW

Nosocomial infection or nosocomial infection (NI) is one of the factors that increase the cost of maintaining patients in the health system, even in processes that should safely occur, such as hospital patients and performing simple and routine surgical procedures surgical centers and clinics leadin...

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Main Authors: P. H. M. Bonai, G. C. M. Berber, D. Faria Junior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Rondonópolis 2016-07-01
Series:Scientific Electronic Archives
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Online Access:http://www.seasinop.com.br/revista/index.php?journal=SEA&page=article&op=view&path%5B%5D=282&path%5B%5D=pdf
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Summary:Nosocomial infection or nosocomial infection (NI) is one of the factors that increase the cost of maintaining patients in the health system, even in processes that should safely occur, such as hospital patients and performing simple and routine surgical procedures surgical centers and clinics leading to complications resulting from these infections that prolong hospital stay and promote pain and suffering to the patient, resulting in the defense of the quality of services and influencing negatively the hospitals. Therefore, the aim of this study was to review the factors that result in surgical site infection, with the purpose of better understanding of the subject and the possibility of preventive actions to better treatment outcome of the patient.
ISSN:2316-9281
2316-9281