title: Reducing the risk surgical site infection.
abstract: Despite being largely preventable, surgical site infections continue to represent about a fifth of all healthcare-associated infections. This article examines the issues of detection and surveillance, and discusses the key interventions that can help to reduce the risk of these infections.ur
authors.affiliation: Southport and Ormskirk Hospital Trust.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kiernan
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control