"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.
Infection occurring at the site of a surgical incision.
| Descriptor ID |
D013530
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.947.692 C23.550.767.925
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| 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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Surgical Wound Infection" by people in this website by year, and whether "Surgical Wound Infection" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 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 | 3 | 4 |
| 2014 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 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 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Surgical Wound Infection" by people in Profiles.
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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 Oct 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 Apr 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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Hamel MS, Tuuli M. Prevention of Postoperative Surgical Site Infection Following Cesarean Delivery. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2023 Jun; 50(2):327-338.
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Ceppa EP, Kim RC, Niedzwiecki D, Lowe ME, Warren DA, House MG, Nakeeb A, Zani S, Moyer AN, Blazer DG. Closed Incision Negative Pressure Therapy to Reduce Surgical Site Infection in High-Risk Gastrointestinal Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Am Coll Surg. 2023 04 01; 236(4):698-708.