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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Oct 22.
Published in final edited form as: Stud Health Technol Inform. 2017;245:955–959.

Table 1.

Original Surgical Site Infection Features

Surgical Site Infection Features
abdominal
abscess
empyema antibiotics phlegmon
abscess erythema joint abscess presacral
abscess
anastomotic
dehiscence
evisceration leak purulent
cellulitis/
cellulitic
extraluminal interventional
radiology
rectal stump
blowout
cloudy extravasation malodorous rim
enhancing
dehiscence fistula murky wet to dry
demarcated/
demarcation
foul-smelling open wound wound
dehiscence
drain care Hartmann’s
blowout
packing/
packing
change
wound
infection
drainage induration/
indurated
pelvic
abscess
wound
packing
drain
placement
infected/
infection
pelvic
collection
vac dressing
dressing/
dressing
change
intra-
abdominal
abscess
pelvic sepsis