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Validation of a mixed digital reporting outcome measure for surgical site infection diagnosis

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Dr Ross Lathan

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Mr Josh Totty J.Totty@hull.ac.uk
NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Plastic Surgery

ASSIST: Development of a simplified clinician-patient hybrid reporting outcome measure for remote diagnosis of surgical site infection (2025)
Journal Article
Lathan, R., Hitchman, L., Walshaw, J., Ravindhran, B., Sidapra, M., Lim, A., Long, J., Totty, J., Carradice, D., Smith, G., & Chetter, I. (2025). ASSIST: Development of a simplified clinician-patient hybrid reporting outcome measure for remote diagnosis of surgical site infection. International wound journal, 22(4), Article e70234. https://doi.org/10.1111/iwj.70234

Background
Remote assessment of surgical site infection(SSI) lacks sensitivity for diagnosis of SSI but current evidence has not evaluated whether a combination of photographs and questionnaires improves diagnostic accuracy. This study aims to devel... Read More about ASSIST: Development of a simplified clinician-patient hybrid reporting outcome measure for remote diagnosis of surgical site infection.