Infection · UKMLA & AKT
Surgical site infection
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test, covering how to recognise this condition. The full SA Note notes add investigations, management and complications, with practice questions on this topic.
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- SSI = infection of the wound created during a surgical procedure; second most common healthcare-associated infection in the UK (~5% of surgical patients)
- Colorectal surgery highest risk (up to 20-30%); clean elective procedures (e.g. hernia repair) much lower
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