The World Health Organization
(WHO) has released this set of guidelines to reduce the global burden of
surgical site infections (SSIs) which occur when bacteria enters a patient's
body through incisions made during surgery. These new WHO guidelines are valid for any
country and suitable to local adaptations, and take account of the strength of
available scientific evidence, the cost and resource implications, and patient
values and preferences.The document includes 29 recommendations covering 23 topics for the prevention of SSI in the pre-, intra and postoperative periods.
World Health Organization, Geneva: 2016
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