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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Surgical Site Infections Following Gastrointestinal Surgery: A Single-Centre Study from Mater Dei Hospital, Malta

2025-09-30

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Purpose Surgical site infections (SSIs) are common after gastrointestinal surgery and contribute to morbidity, prolonged hospitalisation, and increased costs. This study aimed to evaluate SSI prevalence and risk factors at Mater Dei Hospital, Malta, and compare results with European benchmarks. Methods A prospective cross-sectional audit was conducted in the Department of General Surger...

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Literature Corpus work: 36b60636-0d82-5b51-a3e1-bf9b37772f90
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-7683512/v1

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