TY - T1 - Surgical site infection after gastrointestinal surgery in children : an international, multicentre, prospective cohort study SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/324644 T3 - A1 - GlobalSurg Collaborative; Drake, Thomas M.; Tolonen, Matti; Leppäniemi, Ari; Sallinen, Ville; Sund, Malin A2 - PB - Y1 - 2020 LA - eng AB - Introduction Surgical site infection (SSI) is one of the most common healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). However, there is a lack of data available about SSI in children worldwide, especially from low-income and middle-income countries. This study aimed to estimate the incidence of SSI in children and associations between SSI and morbidity across human development settings. Methods A multicentre, international, prospective, validated cohort study of children aged under 16 years undergoing c... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - gastro-enterologic surgery; paediatrics; CARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTION; MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES; CONGENITAL-ANOMALIES; GLOBAL BURDEN; AFRICA; 3142 Public health care science, environmental and occupational health; 3126 Surgery, anesthesiology, intensive care, radiology N1 - PP - ER -