Epidemiology and risk factors of surgical site infections in elective surgeries in Pakistan (2022-2023): a multicentre, prospective cohort study from PakSurg 1.

Waqar U, Ahmed S, Fatimi AS, Ahmed W, Martins RS, Waheed H, Banani I, Ashfaq D, Merchant AA, Ukrani RD, Abbas M, Qadir MA, Tahir I, Khan DA, Rauf H, Javaid M, Raheel S, Uzair M, Mahar MU, Virani SS, Aamir FB, Ganny H, Kazi M, Arshad H, Raza MA, Amin Malik MJ, Awan MO, Sattar AK, Urooba A, Aziz AB, Baig E, Mansoor M, Inam H, Shah M, Shamim MS, Siddiqui N, Siddiqui R, Khan S, Noordin S, Chawla T, Enam SA, PakSurg Collaborative

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DOI: 10.1016/j.lansea.2026.100786
Published: 2026 Jul
Container: The Lancet regional health. Southeast Asia
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.lansea.2026.100786,
  title = {Epidemiology and risk factors of surgical site infections in elective surgeries in Pakistan (2022-2023): a multicentre, prospective cohort study from PakSurg 1.},
  author = {Waqar U and Ahmed S and Fatimi AS and Ahmed W and Martins RS and Waheed H and Banani I and Ashfaq D and Merchant AA and Ukrani RD and Abbas M and Qadir MA and Tahir I and Khan DA and Rauf H and Javaid M and Raheel S and Uzair M and Mahar MU and Virani SS and Aamir FB and Ganny H and Kazi M and Arshad H and Raza MA and Amin Malik MJ and Awan MO and Sattar AK and Urooba A and Aziz AB and Baig E and Mansoor M and Inam H and Shah M and Shamim MS and Siddiqui N and Siddiqui R and Khan S and Noordin S and Chawla T and Enam SA and PakSurg Collaborative},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {The Lancet regional health. Southeast Asia},
  doi = {10.1016/j.lansea.2026.100786},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lansea.2026.100786}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Epidemiology and risk factors of surgical site infections in elective surgeries in Pakistan (2022-2023): a multicentre, prospective cohort study from PakSurg 1.
AU  - Waqar U
AU  - Ahmed S
AU  - Fatimi AS
AU  - Ahmed W
AU  - Martins RS
AU  - Waheed H
AU  - Banani I
AU  - Ashfaq D
AU  - Merchant AA
AU  - Ukrani RD
AU  - Abbas M
AU  - Qadir MA
AU  - Tahir I
AU  - Khan DA
AU  - Rauf H
AU  - Javaid M
AU  - Raheel S
AU  - Uzair M
AU  - Mahar MU
AU  - Virani SS
AU  - Aamir FB
AU  - Ganny H
AU  - Kazi M
AU  - Arshad H
AU  - Raza MA
AU  - Amin Malik MJ
AU  - Awan MO
AU  - Sattar AK
AU  - Urooba A
AU  - Aziz AB
AU  - Baig E
AU  - Mansoor M
AU  - Inam H
AU  - Shah M
AU  - Shamim MS
AU  - Siddiqui N
AU  - Siddiqui R
AU  - Khan S
AU  - Noordin S
AU  - Chawla T
AU  - Enam SA
AU  - PakSurg Collaborative
PY  - 2026
JO  - The Lancet regional health. Southeast Asia
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APA

U, W., S, A., AS, F., W, A., RS, M., H, W., I, B., D, A., AA, M., RD, U., M, A., MA, Q., I, T., DA, K., H, R., M, J., S, R., M, U., MU, M., SS, V., FB, A., H, G., M, K., H, A., MA, R., MJ, A. M., MO, A., AK, S., A, U., AB, A., E, B., M, M., H, I., M, S., MS, S., N, S., R, S., S, K., S, N., T, C., SA, E., & Collaborative, P. (2026). Epidemiology and risk factors of surgical site infections in elective surgeries in Pakistan (2022-2023): a multicentre, prospective cohort study from PakSurg 1.. The Lancet regional health. Southeast Asia. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lansea.2026.100786

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