Piednoir, EmmanuelRobert-Yap, JoanBaillet, PatriceLermite, EmilieChristou, Niki2024-10-152024-10-152021-08-04Piednoir E, Robert-Yap J, Baillet P, Lermite E, Christou N. The Socioeconomic Impact of Surgical Site Infections. Front Public Health. 2021 Aug 4;9:712461. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.7124612296-256510.3389/fpubh.2021.71246134422751http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14200/6137Précis: Surgical site infections are an ever-increasing phenomenon worldwide due to different factors. This brief report aimeds to highlight at a glance, for both physicians and political and institutional leaders, the economic burden of surgical site infections. Objectives: This brief report aimed to highlight the economic burden of surgical site infections (SSIs). Methods: A narrative review focusing on this subject has been carried out. Results: Surgical site infections are responsible for generating important costs. In 2017, a French cohort highlighted a mean cost of each SSI treatment to be around €1,814; the same year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines evaluated the mean cost caused by SSI treatment to be from $10,443 to $25,546 per SSI. This cost depends on many factors including the patient himself and the type of surgery. Conclusions: Prevention of the risk of infection is, therefore, a profitable concept for surgery that must be integrated within all healthcare managements worldwide.enCopyright © 2021 Piednoir, Robert-Yap, Baillet, Lermite and Christou.SurgeryArticle