The community burden of surgical site infection following elective colorectal resection
Colorectal Disease2020Vol. 23(3), pp. 724–731
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Abstract
Existing surveillance audits are suboptimal for monitoring SSIs following colorectal surgery as most SSIs present after discharge. There is a need for robust 30-day surveillance with a standardized methodology if comparisons are to be made between units.
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