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Descriptor English: Surgical Wound Infection
Descriptor Spanish: Infección de la Herida Quirúrgica
Descriptor infección de la herida quirúrgica
Entry term(s) infecciones de las heridas quirúrgicas
infecciones en las heridas quirúrgicas
infección de herida operatoria
infección de herida quirúrgica
infección de heridas quirúrgicas
infección de la herida operatoria
infección postoperatoria de herida
infección postoperatoria de la herida
Scope note: Infección que ocurre en el sitio de una incisión quirúrgica.
Descriptor Portuguese: Infecção da Ferida Cirúrgica
Descriptor French: Infection de plaie opératoire
Entry term(s): Infection, Postoperative Wound
Infection, Surgical Site
Infection, Surgical Wound
Infections, Postoperative Wound
Infections, Surgical Site
Infections, Surgical Wound
Postoperative Wound Infection
Postoperative Wound Infections
Surgical Site Infection
Surgical Site Infections
Surgical Wound Infections
Wound Infection, Postoperative
Wound Infection, Surgical
Wound Infections, Postoperative
Wound Infections, Surgical
Tree number(s): C01.947.692
C23.550.767.925
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013530
Scope note: Infection occurring at the site of a surgical incision.
Annotation: coordinate IM with specific infection term (IM); do not coordinate with POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
TM transmission
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Entry Version: SURG WOUND INFECT
DeCS ID: 13912
Unique ID: D013530
NLM Classification: WO 185
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2015/01/09
Surgical Wound Infection - Preferred
Concept UI M0020904
Scope note Infection occurring at the site of a surgical incision.
Preferred term Surgical Wound Infection
Entry term(s) Infection, Postoperative Wound
Infection, Surgical Site
Infection, Surgical Wound
Infections, Postoperative Wound
Infections, Surgical Site
Infections, Surgical Wound
Postoperative Wound Infection
Postoperative Wound Infections
Surgical Site Infection
Surgical Site Infections
Surgical Wound Infections
Wound Infection, Postoperative
Wound Infection, Surgical
Wound Infections, Postoperative
Wound Infections, Surgical



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