"Surgical Wound Infection" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Infection occurring at the site of a surgical incision.
| Descriptor ID |
D013530
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.947.692 C23.550.767.925
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| Concept/Terms |
Surgical Wound Infection- Surgical Wound Infection
- Infections, Surgical Wound
- Surgical Wound Infections
- Wound Infections, Surgical
- Infection, Surgical Wound
- Surgical Site Infection
- Infection, Surgical Site
- Infections, Surgical Site
- Surgical Site Infections
- Wound Infection, Postoperative
- Wound Infection, Surgical
- Infection, Postoperative Wound
- Infections, Postoperative Wound
- Postoperative Wound Infections
- Wound Infections, Postoperative
- Postoperative Wound Infection
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Surgical Wound Infection" by people in this website by year, and whether "Surgical Wound Infection" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1999 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2014 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2015 | 14 | 3 | 17 |
| 2016 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2017 | 13 | 4 | 17 |
| 2018 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2019 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2020 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2023 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Surgical Wound Infection" by people in Profiles.
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Preoperative Urinary Tract Infection and Outcomes After Prolapse Surgery. Urogynecology (Phila). 2026 Jun 01; 32(6):753-760.
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Preoperative Vaginal Preparation and Infection After Gynecologic Surgery. Urogynecology (Phila). 2026 Mar 01; 32(3):257-264.
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Does (patient) size matter? the impact of body mass index on outcomes for patients undergoing minimally invasive transversus abdominis release. Hernia. 2025 12 17; 30(1):41.
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Infectious complications of stereotactic navigation in posterior or posterolateral thoracic and lumbar spinal fusion and posterior lumbar interbody fusion for degenerative spinal disease: an ACS-NSQIP study. Spine J. 2026 Apr; 26(4):732-741.
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Antibiotics and Surgical Site Infection in Expander-Based Breast Reconstruction Trial (ASSERT). Ann Surg Oncol. 2026 Apr; 33(4):3033-3044.
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Comparison of the use of sutures versus staples regarding surgical site infection and perioperative outcomes in patients undergoing posterior spine surgery. J Neurosurg Spine. 2025 Sep 26; 44(1):144-152.
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Evaluating the Efficacy of Dual Versus Single Antibiotic-Loaded Bone Cement in Hip Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Arthroplasty. 2026 05; 41(5):1606-1612.
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Robotic single-port femoral artery dissection and anastomosis with the da Vinci system: a cadaveric feasibility study. J Robot Surg. 2025 Aug 31; 19(1):538.
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Effects of single-use negative pressure wound therapy on healthcare use: US analysis of a large claims database. J Wound Care. 2025 08 02; 34(8):555-562.
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Deep Infections After Open and Closed Fractures. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2025 Jun 18; 107(Suppl 1):71-79.