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Abstract

Hundreds of millions of people go through surgery every year worldwide Surgical site infections, postoperative wound infections are common problems. Wound infection accounts for high morbidity and mortality. This activity describes the aetiology, epidemiology, pathophysiology, and various new techniques such as NPWT as well as the evaluation and management of postoperative wound infections, highlighting the role of the interprofessional team in evaluating and managing patterns with these conditions.

Keywords

Aetiology, Epidemiology, Pathophysiology

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P. Savitha Mukhi
Corresponding author

Bhaskar Pharmacy College, Telangana

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A. Srinivas Rao
Co-author

Bhaskar Pharmacy College, Telangana

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AV Kishore Babu
Co-author

Bhaskar Pharmacy College, Telangana

P. Savitha Mukhi*, A. Srinivas Rao, AV Kishore Babu, Multimodal Approach to Reducing Postoperative Infections, Int. J. in Pharm. Sci., 2023, Vol 1, Issue 9, 376-378. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8354761

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