Surgical site infections (SSIs) are one of the most common complications in surgical care. SSIs can increase patient morbidity and cost hospital organizations valuable resources to <\/a>treat an infection that could have been prevented. SSIs can occur at the skin\/surgical incision level <\/a>or originate deep in incisions, <\/a>cavities, or organs. SSIs have many different causes which can be divided into patient-<\/a>related or extrinsic factors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Infections are classified as SSIs if they occur at the surgical incision site. They can develop within 30 days of a surgical procedure or even up to a year if there was an implant, such as a knee or hip joint implant. <\/p>\n\n\n