{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["51(6)"],"submitter":["Smith BB"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Surgical site infections (SSIs) are an undesired perioperative outcome. Recent studies have shown increases in hospital acquired infections during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The objective of this study was to evaluate postoperative SSIs in the COVID-19-era compared to a historical cohort at a large, multicenter, academic institution.<h4>Methods</h4>A retrospective review of all patients who underwent National Health and Safety Network (NHSN) inpatient surgical procedures between January 1, 2018 and December 31, 2020. Patients from the COVID-19-era (March-December 2020) were compared and matched 1:1 with historical controls (2018/2019) utilizing the standardized infection ratio (SIR) to detect difference.<h4>Results/discussion</h4>During the study p"],"journal":["American journal of infection control"],"pagination":["607-611"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9500048"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Surgical site infections during the COVID-19 era: A retrospective, multicenter analysis."],"pmcid":["PMC9500048"],"pubmed_authors":["Girardo ME","Smith BB","Bolton PB","Bosch W","Murray AW","Martin DP","Singbartl K","O'Horo JC","Hirte IL"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Surgical site infections during the COVID-19 era: A retrospective, multicenter analysis.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Surgical site infections (SSIs) are an undesired perioperative outcome. Recent studies have shown increases in hospital acquired infections during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The objective of this study was to evaluate postoperative SSIs in the COVID-19-era compared to a historical cohort at a large, multicenter, academic institution.<h4>Methods</h4>A retrospective review of all patients who underwent National Health and Safety Network (NHSN) inpatient surgical procedures between January 1, 2018 and December 31, 2020. Patients from the COVID-19-era (March-December 2020) were compared and matched 1:1 with historical controls (2018/2019) utilizing the standardized infection ratio (SIR) to detect difference.<h4>Results/discussion</h4>During the study p","dates":{"release":"2023-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2023 Jun","modification":"2025-04-03T21:30:55.255Z","creation":"2025-04-03T21:30:55.255Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9500048","cross_references":{"pubmed":["36162605"],"doi":["10.1016/j.ajic.2022.09.022"]}}