Sullivan Elizabeth, Gupta Alok, Cook Charles H
Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center , Boston, Massachusetts.
Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2017 May/Jun;18(4):451-454. doi: 10.1089/sur.2017.072. Epub 2017 Apr 12.
Despite decades of attention and advances in medical treatments, surgical site infections (SSI) remain a significant problem to our patients. Surprisingly, the reported incidence of SSI has not changed appreciably in the past five decades, although not surprisingly the timing to diagnosis (inpatient vs. outpatient) has changed. Although the patient consequences have not escaped our notice, until recently the costs associated with SSI have been difficult to ascertain. In this review, we discuss the relevant history of SSI monitoring, the incidence as well as the costs and consequences associated with this complication.
尽管数十年来一直受到关注且医学治疗有所进步，但手术部位感染（SSI）仍是困扰我们患者的一个重大问题。令人惊讶的是，尽管诊断时机（住院患者与门诊患者）发生了变化，但在过去五十年里，报告的SSI发病率并未明显改变。虽然患者所受影响我们一直都有注意到，但直到最近，与SSI相关的成本仍难以确定。在本综述中，我们讨论了SSI监测的相关历史、发病率以及与这种并发症相关的成本和影响。
