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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Bar chart showing 206 publications over 24 distinct years, with a maximum of 18 publications in 2013

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1998	0	1	1
1999	1	0	1
2000	0	1	1
2001	1	0	1
2002	4	0	4
2003	1	2	3
2004	4	2	6
2005	2	2	4
2008	8	2	10
2009	4	4	8
2010	8	3	11
2011	6	3	9
2012	4	3	7
2013	15	3	18
2014	10	5	15
2015	8	2	10
2016	8	5	13
2017	14	3	17
2018	13	2	15
2019	14	3	17
2020	11	4	15
2021	1	7	8
2022	3	7	10
2023	1	1	2

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Bozzo A, Yeung CM, Van De Sande M, Ghert M, Healey JH. Operative Treatment and Outcomes of Pediatric Patients with an Extremity Bone Tumor: A Secondary Analysis of the PARITY Trial Data. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2023 07 19; 105(Suppl 1):65-72.

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Devlin CA, Smeltzer SC, Yost J. Patient Smoking Status and Postoperative Outcomes: An Integrative Literature Review of Studies Using the ACS NSQIP Data Set. AORN J. 2023 02; 117(2):109-120.

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Soliman SS, Flanagan J, Wang YH, Stopper PB, Rolandelli RH, Nemeth ZH. Comparison of Robotic and Laparoscopic Colectomies Using the 2019 ACS NSQIP Database. South Med J. 2022 12; 115(12):887-892.

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Lambrechts MJ, D'Antonio ND, Issa TZ, Levy HA, Yalla GR, Berthiaume E, Ciesielka KA, Kepler CK, Canseco JA. The Usefulness of Closed Incision Negative Pressure Wound Therapy After Spinal Fusion: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. World Neurosurg. 2022 12; 168:258-267.e1.

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Badin D, Leland CR, Matsumoto H, Roye B, Vitale M, Flynn J, Samdani A, Larson AN, Yaszay B, Pahys J, Glotzbecker M, Bachmann KR, Newton PO, Betz R, Miyanji F, Shah S, Sturm PF, Hwang S, Erickson M, Cahill PJ, Fletcher N, Upasani VV, Sucato DJ, Sponseller PD. Best Practice Guidelines for Surgical Site Infection in High-risk Pediatric Spine Surgery: Definition, Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment. J Pediatr Orthop. 2022 Nov-Dec 01; 42(10):e1008-e1017.

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Mackeen AD, Sullivan MV, Schuster M, Berghella V. Suture Compared With Staples for Skin Closure After Cesarean Delivery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Obstet Gynecol. 2022 Aug 01; 140(2):293-303.

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Lender O, Göbölös L, Bajwa G, Bhatnagar G. Sternal wound infections after sternotomy: risk factors, prevention and management. J Wound Care. 2022 Jun 01; 31(Sup6):S22-S30.

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Hariharan AR, Shah SA, Petfield J, Baldwin M, Yaszay B, Newton PO, Lenke LG, Lonner BS, Miyanji F, Sponseller PD, Samdani AF. Complications following surgical treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a 10-year prospective follow-up study. Spine Deform. 2022 09; 10(5):1097-1105.

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Dowlati E, Pasko KBD, Molina EA, Felbaum DR, Mason RB, Mai JC, Nair MN, Aulisi EF, Armonda RA. Decompressive hemicraniectomy and cranioplasty using subcutaneously preserved autologous bone flaps versus synthetic implants: perioperative outcomes and cost analysis. J Neurosurg. 2022 12 01; 137(6):1831-1838.

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Gold PA, Garbarino LJ, Ramkumar PN, Anis H, Sodhi N, Matuszak SJ, Mont MA. Psoriasis and Post-Surgical Infections in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty: An Analysis of 10,727 Patients. J Arthroplasty. 2022 08; 37(8):1575-1578.

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