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Surgical Wound Infection MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Surgical Wound Infection
Tree Number(s)
C01.947.692
C23.550.767.925
Unique ID
D013530
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013530
Annotation
coordinate IM with specific infection term (IM); do not coordinate with POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS
Scope Note
Infection occurring at the site of a surgical incision.
Entry Version
SURG WOUND INFECT
Entry Term(s)
Infection, Postoperative Wound
Infection, Surgical Wound
Postoperative Wound Infection
Surgical Site Infection
Wound Infection, Postoperative
Wound Infection, Surgical
NLM Classification #
WO 185
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2019/06/17
Surgical Wound Infection Preferred
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