Key result
The incidence of surgical site infections was 24% in a Tanzanian district hospital, highlighting that traditional risk scores like the NNIS system require adjustments for nonindustrialized settings.
Population
Patients undergoing surgery in a district hospital in Tanzania
Design
Cohort
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SSI risk scores from high-income settings may not apply in low-resource hospitals; leaves open development of locally validated models.
Observational
No
Risk scores for surgical site infections developed in industrialized countries, such as the National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance system score, may require adjustments for use in nonindustrialized settings.
Fehr et al. (2006) conducted an observational in Surgical site infections. Risk factors for surgical site infection was evaluated on Surgical site infections (SSIs). The incidence of surgical site infections was 24% in a Tanzanian district hospital, highlighting that traditional risk scores like the NNIS system require adjustments for nonindustrialized settings.
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