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

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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 99 publications over 26 distinct years, with a maximum of 10 publications in 2019

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1997	1	0	1
1998	1	0	1
1999	0	1	1
2000	1	0	1
2001	0	1	1
2004	0	1	1
2005	1	0	1
2006	1	1	2
2009	0	1	1
2010	4	0	4
2011	4	4	8
2012	4	0	4
2013	1	4	5
2014	7	1	8
2015	4	1	5
2016	5	4	9
2017	0	2	2
2018	4	4	8
2019	7	3	10
2020	5	0	5
2021	1	3	4
2022	3	2	5
2023	2	4	6
2024	1	1	2
2025	2	0	2
2026	2	0	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Surgical Wound Infection" by people in Profiles.

Joshi AS, Bronheim RS, Schiedo RM, Helbing JA, Botolin P, Jain A, Kebaish KM, Hassanzadeh H. Staphylococcus aureus colonization before elective posterior spine surgery: is it associated with postoperative S. aureus infections? J Neurosurg Spine. 2026 Apr 17; 45(1):126-131.

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Joshi A, Schiedo RM, Bronheim RS, A Helbing J, Jain A, Kebaish KM, Hassanzadeh H. Vancomycin Effectiveness in Reducing Surgical Site Infection in Posterior Spinal Fusion Surgery: A Retrospective Data Analysis of the STRIVE Trial. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2026 Sep 15; 51(18):1280-1285.

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Zammitti C, Megafu O, Lee S, Phan Q, Alavi K, Sturrock P, Maykel J, Aulet T. Multidisciplinary Preoperative Immunonutrition Initiative in Colon and Rectal Surgery. J Surg Res. 2025 12; 316:254-263.

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Celik U, Liu F, Kobayashi K, Ellison Iii RT, Guilarte-Walker Y, Mack DA, Shi Q, Zai A. Machine Learning-Enhanced Surveillance for Surgical Site Infections in Patients Undergoing Colon Surgery: Model Development and Evaluation Study. JMIR Form Res. 2025 10 01; 9:e75121.

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Crisafi C, Grant MC, Rea A, Morton-Bailey V, Gregory AJ, Arora RC, Chatterjee S, Lother SA, Cangut B, Engelman DT. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Cardiac Society turnkey order set for surgical-site infection prevention: Proceedings from the American Association for Thoracic Surgery ERAS Conclave 2023. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 11; 168(5):1500-1509.

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Grauberger JN, Joshi N, Joo A, Phelan AL, Lalikos JF. Xeroform Stick-Down Dressing: A Novel Treatment for Pediatric Partial-Thickness Burns. Ann Plast Surg. 2024 04 01; 92(4S Suppl 2):S123-S128.

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Hanly AM, Daniel VT, Mahmoud BH. Results of a National Survey on the Definition of Surgical Site Infections After Mohs Micrographic Surgery. Dermatol Surg. 2023 07 01; 49(7):641-644.

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Cadili L, van Dijk PAD, Grudzinski AL, Cape J, Kuhnen AH. The effect of preoperative oral nutritional supplementation on surgical site infections among adult patients undergoing elective surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Am J Surg. 2023 09; 226(3):330-339.

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Ye S, Li D, Yu T, Caroff DA, Guy J, Poland RE, Sands KE, Septimus EJ, Huang SS, Platt R, Wang R. The impact of surgical volume on hospital ranking using the standardized infection ratio. Sci Rep. 2023 05 10; 13(1):7624.

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Aziz H, Trout SM, Jethanandani R, Bub CD, Collins L, Goldman AT. Postoperative Outcomes in Malleolar Fractures Fixed With a 3.5-mm Locking Compression Plate Hook Plate. Orthopedics. 2023 Nov-Dec; 46(6):340-344.

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