Global incidence of surgical site infection after appendectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although surgical site infection (SSI) is one of the most studied healthcare-associated infections, the global burden of SSI after appendectomy remains unknown.

Objective

We estimated the incidence of SSI after appendectomy at global and regional levels.

Design

Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Participants

Appendectomy patients.

Data sources

EMBASE, PubMed and Web of Science were searched, with no language restrictions, to identify observational studies and clinical trials published between 1 January 2000 and 30 December 2018 and reporting on the incidence of SSI after appendectomy. A random-effect model meta-analysis served to obtain the pooled incidence of SSI after appendectomy.

Results

In total, 226 studies (729 434 participants

SUBMITTER: Danwang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7045165 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature