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Overall incidence of surgical site infection
a)Includes surgery of the colon, rectum, small bowel, hepato-biliary-pancreas, stomach and appendix. b)Includes orthopedic surgery, plastic surgery, general surgery, neurosurgery, chest surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, otolaryngology and ophthalmology. c)Includes cardiac, colon and gastric surgery, hysterectomy, hip/knee replacement surgery.
