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Surgical site infections after trauma laparotomy

An observational study from a major trauma center in Saudi Arabia

Sharfuddin Chowdhury, Sultan Bahatheq, Abdullah Alkaraawi, Muhnad M. Falatah, Rakan F. Almutairi, Shoog Alfadhel, Ghazal M. Alruwili, Arief Arrowaili, Biswadev Mitra and Mark Fitzgerald
Saudi Medical Journal March 2019, 40 (3) 266-270; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2019.3.24005
Sharfuddin Chowdhury
From the Department of Trauma Surgery (Chowdhury), from the Department of General Surgery (Bahatheq, Alkaraawi, Falatah), King Saud Medical City, from the College of Medicine (Almutairi), Alfarabi College of Medicine, from the College of Medicine (Alfadhel), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, from Al Maarefa Colleges for Science and Technology (Alruwili), from the Department of General Surgery (Arrowaili), Al-Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (Mitra), Critical Care Division, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, and from the Department of Surgery (Fitzgerald), Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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Sultan Bahatheq
From the Department of Trauma Surgery (Chowdhury), from the Department of General Surgery (Bahatheq, Alkaraawi, Falatah), King Saud Medical City, from the College of Medicine (Almutairi), Alfarabi College of Medicine, from the College of Medicine (Alfadhel), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, from Al Maarefa Colleges for Science and Technology (Alruwili), from the Department of General Surgery (Arrowaili), Al-Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (Mitra), Critical Care Division, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, and from the Department of Surgery (Fitzgerald), Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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Abdullah Alkaraawi
From the Department of Trauma Surgery (Chowdhury), from the Department of General Surgery (Bahatheq, Alkaraawi, Falatah), King Saud Medical City, from the College of Medicine (Almutairi), Alfarabi College of Medicine, from the College of Medicine (Alfadhel), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, from Al Maarefa Colleges for Science and Technology (Alruwili), from the Department of General Surgery (Arrowaili), Al-Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (Mitra), Critical Care Division, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, and from the Department of Surgery (Fitzgerald), Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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Muhnad M. Falatah
From the Department of Trauma Surgery (Chowdhury), from the Department of General Surgery (Bahatheq, Alkaraawi, Falatah), King Saud Medical City, from the College of Medicine (Almutairi), Alfarabi College of Medicine, from the College of Medicine (Alfadhel), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, from Al Maarefa Colleges for Science and Technology (Alruwili), from the Department of General Surgery (Arrowaili), Al-Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (Mitra), Critical Care Division, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, and from the Department of Surgery (Fitzgerald), Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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Rakan F. Almutairi
From the Department of Trauma Surgery (Chowdhury), from the Department of General Surgery (Bahatheq, Alkaraawi, Falatah), King Saud Medical City, from the College of Medicine (Almutairi), Alfarabi College of Medicine, from the College of Medicine (Alfadhel), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, from Al Maarefa Colleges for Science and Technology (Alruwili), from the Department of General Surgery (Arrowaili), Al-Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (Mitra), Critical Care Division, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, and from the Department of Surgery (Fitzgerald), Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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Shoog Alfadhel
From the Department of Trauma Surgery (Chowdhury), from the Department of General Surgery (Bahatheq, Alkaraawi, Falatah), King Saud Medical City, from the College of Medicine (Almutairi), Alfarabi College of Medicine, from the College of Medicine (Alfadhel), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, from Al Maarefa Colleges for Science and Technology (Alruwili), from the Department of General Surgery (Arrowaili), Al-Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (Mitra), Critical Care Division, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, and from the Department of Surgery (Fitzgerald), Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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Ghazal M. Alruwili
From the Department of Trauma Surgery (Chowdhury), from the Department of General Surgery (Bahatheq, Alkaraawi, Falatah), King Saud Medical City, from the College of Medicine (Almutairi), Alfarabi College of Medicine, from the College of Medicine (Alfadhel), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, from Al Maarefa Colleges for Science and Technology (Alruwili), from the Department of General Surgery (Arrowaili), Al-Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (Mitra), Critical Care Division, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, and from the Department of Surgery (Fitzgerald), Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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Arief Arrowaili
From the Department of Trauma Surgery (Chowdhury), from the Department of General Surgery (Bahatheq, Alkaraawi, Falatah), King Saud Medical City, from the College of Medicine (Almutairi), Alfarabi College of Medicine, from the College of Medicine (Alfadhel), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, from Al Maarefa Colleges for Science and Technology (Alruwili), from the Department of General Surgery (Arrowaili), Al-Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (Mitra), Critical Care Division, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, and from the Department of Surgery (Fitzgerald), Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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Biswadev Mitra
From the Department of Trauma Surgery (Chowdhury), from the Department of General Surgery (Bahatheq, Alkaraawi, Falatah), King Saud Medical City, from the College of Medicine (Almutairi), Alfarabi College of Medicine, from the College of Medicine (Alfadhel), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, from Al Maarefa Colleges for Science and Technology (Alruwili), from the Department of General Surgery (Arrowaili), Al-Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (Mitra), Critical Care Division, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, and from the Department of Surgery (Fitzgerald), Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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Mark Fitzgerald
From the Department of Trauma Surgery (Chowdhury), from the Department of General Surgery (Bahatheq, Alkaraawi, Falatah), King Saud Medical City, from the College of Medicine (Almutairi), Alfarabi College of Medicine, from the College of Medicine (Alfadhel), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, from Al Maarefa Colleges for Science and Technology (Alruwili), from the Department of General Surgery (Arrowaili), Al-Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (Mitra), Critical Care Division, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, and from the Department of Surgery (Fitzgerald), Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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Sharfuddin Chowdhury, Sultan Bahatheq, Abdullah Alkaraawi, Muhnad M. Falatah, Rakan F. Almutairi, Shoog Alfadhel, Ghazal M. Alruwili, Arief Arrowaili, Biswadev Mitra, Mark Fitzgerald
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