All Outputs (2)

Diagnostic accuracy of telemedicine for detection of surgical site infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2022)
Journal Article
Lathan, R., Sidapra, M., Yiasemidou, M., Long, J., Totty, J., Smith, G., & Chetter, I. (2022). Diagnostic accuracy of telemedicine for detection of surgical site infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis. npj Digital Medicine, 5(1), Article 108. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-022-00655-0

The Sars-CoV-2 pandemic catalysed integration of telemedicine worldwide. This systematic review assesses it’s accuracy for diagnosis of Surgical Site Infection (SSI). Databases were searched for telemedicine and wound infection studies. All types of... Read More about Diagnostic accuracy of telemedicine for detection of surgical site infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

A survey of surgical site infection prevention practice in UK vascular surgery (2022)
Journal Article
lathan, R., yiasemidou, M., long, J., Mohamed, A., hitchman, L., smith, G., & Chetter, I. (2022). A survey of surgical site infection prevention practice in UK vascular surgery. Journal of Vascular Societies Great Britain and Ireland, 1(4), 117-123. https://doi.org/10.54522/jvsgbi.2022.030

Background: Surgical site infections (SSI) have a significant impact on morbidity and mortality within vascular surgery. Despite the publication of several guidelines, there is a lack of consensus regarding the most effective perioperative practice t... Read More about A survey of surgical site infection prevention practice in UK vascular surgery.