The British journal of surgery
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Br J Surg
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Accuracy of the Wound Healing Questionnaire in the diagnosis of surgical-site infection after abdominal surgery in low- and middle-income countries.
Telemedicine is being adopted for postoperative surveillance but requires evaluation for efficacy. This study tested a telephone Wound Healing Questionnaire (WHQ) to diagnose surgical site infection (SSI) after abdominal surgery in low- and middle-income countries. ⋯ SSI can be diagnosed using a telephone questionnaire (obviating in-person assessment) in low resource settings.