Abbreviated Name:
Surgical wound infection
Indicator Name:
Surgical wound infection rate
Domain:
Health System Response/ Service delivery
Related Terms:
Service quality, IPC
Definition:
Surgical site infections (SSIs) are infections of the incision or organ or space that occur after surgery
Measurment Method:
precentage of patients who underwent surgical operations and developed signs of infection of the incision or organ or space that occur after surgery
Numerator:
Number of patients with surgical wound infections
Denominator
Total patients who underwent surgical operations
Estimation method:
NA
Disaggregation:
Residence (urban/ rural), regions, Managing authority: public, private not-for-profit, private for profit, and other
Primary data sources:
surveillance system
Alternate data sources:
Health facility registry system
Measurment frequency:
continuous
