Association between the frequency of surgeries for video-assisted thoracic surgery and the incidence of consequent surgical site infections: a retrospective observational study based on national surveillance data

Association between the frequency of surgeries for video-assisted thoracic surgery and the incidence of consequent surgical site infections: a retrospective observational study based on national surveillance data

Abstract Background The association between the frequency of surgeries and the incidence of surgical site infections (SSIs) has been reported for various surgeries. However, no previous study has explored this association among video-assisted thoracic surgeries (VATS). Hence, we aimed to investigate...

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Main Authors: Toshiki Kajihara, Koji Yahara, Aki Hirabayashi, Hitomi Kurosu, Motoyuki Sugai, Keigo Shibayama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Surgical site infection
Frequency of surgeries
Video-assisted thoracic surgery
National surveillance
Epidemiology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06050-6

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