Using Telemedicine to Diagnose Surgical Site Infections in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Systematic Review

• Main Authors: Sandberg, Charlotte E J (Author), Knight, Stephen R (Author), Qureshi, Ahmad Uzair (Author), Pathak, Samir (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundA high burden of preventable morbidity and mortality due to surgical site infections (SSIs) occurs in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), and most of these SSIs occur following discharge. There is a high loss to follow-up due to a wide geographical spread of patients, and cost of tra...