title: Risk factors of infection in surgical wounds.
abstract: The article deals with the problem of surgical wound infections in patients of surgical wards. Modern definition and etiology of surgical wound infections in Poland and elsewhere have been presented here. At the same time present opinions referring to the problem of surgical wound infections have been discussed.
authors.affiliation: General Surgery Department, District Hospital, Kraśnik.
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sakwa
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Polkowski
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chmurzyński
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology