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Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathologic Processes > Postoperative Complications > Surgical Wound Infection
Infections > Wound Infection > Surgical Wound Infection

Preferred term

Surgical Wound Infection  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Infection, Postoperative Wound
  • Infections, Postoperative Wound
  • Infections, Surgical Site
  • Infection, Surgical Site
  • Infection, Surgical Wound
  • Postoperative Wound Infection
  • Postoperative Wound Infections
  • Surgical Site Infection
  • Surgical Site Infections
  • Wound Infection, Postoperative
  • Wound Infections, Postoperative
  • Wound Infection, Surgical

Note

  • coordinate IM with specific infection term (IM); do not coordinate with POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS

Scope note

  • Infection occurring at the site of a surgical incision.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D013530

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