Pogostnost pojavljanja okužb kirurške rane v terciarni bolnišnici v Sloveniji Incidence of surgical site infections in a tertiary hospital in Slovenia Klinična študija / Clinical Study

Purpose: Surveillance is an essential element of surgical site infection (SSI) prevention. Few studies have evaluated the long-term effect of these programs in Slovenia. SSIs are among the most commonly reported health care-associated infections, yet there is a paucity of data on SSI from Slovenia. We aimed to determine the incidence of SSI and explore its associated factors at a tertiary hospital in Slovenia. Methods: Direct and indirect surveillance methods, based on European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, were used to define SSI. Patients were followed at 30 days and 1 year postoperatively.