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Parameters for surgical site infection (SSI) risk used in the model
| Detection method | Infection risk |
| All methods combined | 9.59% |
| Inpatient detected | 0.51% |
| Inpatient detected SSI subsequently readmitted | 0.05% |
| Readmission detected | 0.56% |
| Community midwife detected | 5.31% |
| Self-reported by patient | 3.21% |
