Global Incidence of Surgical Site Infection Among Patients: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Healthcare-associated infections pose one of the most severe threats to patients' health and remain a major challenge for healthcare providers globally. Among healthcare-associated infections, surgical site infection is one of the most commonly reported infections. It remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality across the world. The aim of this study was to provide a pooled incidence of surgical site infection among patients on a regional and global scale. This study was conducted under the PRISMA guidelines developed for systematic review and meta-analysis. The studies were searched using electronic databases (SCOPUS, PubMed/MEDLINE, Web of Science, Google Scholar, DOAJ, and MedNar) from June 1st, 2022 to August 4th, 2022, using Boolean logic operators (AND, OR, and NOT), Medical Sub

SUBMITTER: Mengistu DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10041599 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature