A Pervasive Problem: Surgical Wound Class Miscoding in Pediatric Laparoscopic Appendectomy

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Surgical wound classification (SWC) is one factor contributing to the likelihood of surgical site infection (SSIs). This results in SWC being an important prognostic factor for SSI, post-operative morbidity for patients, and hospital quality assessment and finance. This analysis aimed to investigate the prevalence of SWC miscoding in pediatric laparoscopic appendectomies in a national database.

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