TY - JOUR AU - Ahmed, Nehad J. PY - 2021/11/01 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Surgical Site Infections in Saudi Arabia: A Review JF - Asian Journal of Pharmaceutics (AJP) JA - AJP VL - 15 IS - 3 SE - REVIEW ARTICLES DO - 10.22377/ajp.v15i3.4145 UR - https://asiapharmaceutics.info/index.php/ajp/article/view/4145 SP - AB - <p>Introduction: Surgical site infections (SSIs) are infections that occur postoperatively in the part of the body where<br />the surgery took place. Methods: This study included searching PubMed for the keywords (SSIs rate) AND (Saudi<br />Arabia) from January 1, 2006, to July 1, 2021. Results: The rate of SSIs in Saudi Arabia was very low in some<br />studies (e.g. the rate was 0% in one of the studies) and high rate in other studies (e.g. the rate was 32.2% in one of<br />the studies). The rate of SSIs in Saudi Arabia was dissimilar in different cities and for different types of surgeries.<br />Conclusion: More researches are needed to study not only the rate of SSIs but also the associated risk factors to<br />support the actions of the health team to reduce SSI occurrence and to decrease its complications if it is occurred.</p> ER -