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August 1, 2025British journal of surgery

21 The burden of surgical site infection following colorectal surgery in England: a population-based analysis using linked hospital and primary care data sets

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HDHarry DeanMDMohammed DeputyIDIoanna Drami

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Population-based analysis reveals an 8.3% incidence of surgical site infection in colorectal surgery, indicating significant underreporting due to primary care diagnoses.

Key Points

  • The overall incidence of surgical site infection following colorectal surgery was found to be 8.3%, similar to government statistics.
  • Nearly 24% of surgical site infections were identified in primary care settings rather than hospitals, highlighting an underreported issue.
  • Analysis utilized linked hospital and primary care data, emphasizing a need for improved monitoring of surgical site infections.
  • Findings call for coordinated surveillance programs to more accurately assess the impact of surgical site infections on patient outcomes.

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Dean et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af409acf1dd9ea359ec74ahttps://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znaf159.009
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