Implementing a mHealth-Based Patient and Nurse Educational Program to Reduce Wound Infection in Rural Philippines

• Main Authors: Valentín Henarejos (Author), Kathleen O'Connor (Author), Antonio Barrasa (Author), Antonio Villalonga (Author), Consolación Pastor (Author), Juan Carlos Puyana (Author), Belén Merck (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Ubiquity Press, 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Surgical site infection (SSI) is a prevalent but preventable complication in low- and-middle income countries (LMIC), with reported incidence varying from 8-30%. In 2018, the MEDIPINAS surgical mission to the Philippines observed a 28.8% rate of SSI despite adherence to WHO intraoperativ...