Surgical Wound Infection

"Surgical Wound Infection" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Infection occurring at the site of a surgical incision.

Descriptor ID	D013530
MeSH Number(s)	C01.539.947.692 C23.550.767.925
Concept/Terms	Surgical Wound Infection Surgical Wound Infection Infections, Surgical Wound Surgical Wound Infections Wound Infections, Surgical Infection, Surgical Wound Surgical Site Infection Infection, Surgical Site Infections, Surgical Site Surgical Site Infections Wound Infection, Postoperative Wound Infection, Surgical Infection, Postoperative Wound Infections, Postoperative Wound Postoperative Wound Infections Wound Infections, Postoperative Postoperative Wound Infection

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Surgical Wound Infection".

Diseases [C]
Bacterial Infections and Mycoses [C01]
Infection [C01.539]
Wound Infection [C01.539.947]
Surgical Wound Infection [C01.539.947.692]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Pathologic Processes [C23.550]
Postoperative Complications [C23.550.767]
Surgical Wound Infection [C23.550.767.925]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2006	0	1	1
2012	1	0	1
2013	0	2	2
2014	1	0	1
2015	2	1	3
2016	1	1	2
2018	1	1	2
2019	1	0	1
2023	0	1	1
2024	1	0	1

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Chalif J, Chambers LM, Yao M, Kuznicki M, DeBernardo R, Rose PG, Michener CM, Vargas R. Extended-duration antibiotics are not associated with a reduction in surgical site infection in patients with ovarian cancer undergoing cytoreductive surgery with large bowel resection. Gynecol Oncol. 2024 Jul; 186:161-169.

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Aboagye JK, Weldeslase TA, Hartmann B, Akinyemi OA, Lin AM, Williams M. The Impact of Obesity on Early Complications Following Tracheostomy: An Evaluation of a Nationwide Registry. Am Surg. 2023 Aug; 89(8):3465-3470.

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Shariq OA, Hanson KT, McKenna NP, Kelley SR, Dozois EJ, Lightner AL, Mathis KL, Habermann EB. Does Metabolic Syndrome Increase the Risk of Postoperative Complications in Patients Undergoing Colorectal Cancer Surgery? Dis Colon Rectum. 2019 07; 62(7):849-858.

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Li A, Shah R, Han X, Sood A, Steffes C, Kwon D. Pancreaticoduodenectomy and placement of operative enteral access: Better or worse? Am J Surg. 2019 03; 217(3):458-462.

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Chehab MA, Thakor AS, Tulin-Silver S, Connolly BL, Cahill AM, Ward TJ, Padia SA, Kohi MP, Midia M, Chaudry G, Gemmete JJ, Mitchell JW, Brody L, Crowley JJ, Heran MKS, Weinstein JL, Nikolic B, Dariushnia SR, Tam AL, Venkatesan AM. Adult and Pediatric Antibiotic Prophylaxis during Vascular and IR Procedures: A Society of Interventional Radiology Practice Parameter Update Endorsed by the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe and the Canadian Association for Interventional Radiology. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2018 11; 29(11):1483-1501.e2.

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Bardia A, Sood A, Mahmood F, Orhurhu V, Mueller A, Montealegre-Gallegos M, Shnider MR, Ultee KH, Schermerhorn ML, Matyal R. Combined Epidural-General Anesthesia vs General Anesthesia Alone for Elective Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair. JAMA Surg. 2016 12 01; 151(12):1116-1123.

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Swan JT, Ashton CM, Bui LN, Pham VP, Shirkey BA, Blackshear JE, Bersamin JB, Pomer RM, Johnson ML, Magtoto AD, Butler MO, Tran SK, Sanchez LR, Patel JG, Ochoa RA, Hai SA, Denison KI, Graviss EA, Wray NP. Effect of Chlorhexidine Bathing Every Other Day on Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Infections in the Surgical ICU: A Single-Center, Randomized Controlled Trial. Crit Care Med. 2016 Oct; 44(10):1822-32.

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Yamasato K, Yoshino K, Chang AL, Caughey AB, Tsai PJ. Cesarean delivery complications in women with morbid obesity. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2016 Dec; 29(23):3885-8.

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Pham JC, Ashton MJ, Kimata C, Lin DM, Nakamoto BK. Surgical site infection: comparing surgeon versus patient self-report. J Surg Res. 2016 May 01; 202(1):95-102.

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Coleman AL. How Big Data Informs Us About Cataract Surgery: The LXXII Edward Jackson Memorial Lecture. Am J Ophthalmol. 2015 Dec; 160(6):1091-1103.e3.

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