Infections of the Surgical Site: An Overview

Mohammed Wasif

Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
Vol. 14 No. 4 (2020): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology

Surgical site infection is a type of nosocomial infection that not only increases the medical expenses of thepatient but also the risk of fatality. It is of major concern as the patient has come for treatment of diseasesand getting a new infection due to negligence in following sterilization and asepsis protocols during surgery.Therefore the article enlists the method on how to manage SSI.