Examination of the Effect of Skin Antisepsis With Pre-heated Povidone Iodine on Surgical Site Infections: A Quasi-Experimental Study

"The primary outcome of this study was SSI within 30 days of surgery, as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Secondary outcomes were identification of the causative organism, and investigation of clinical factors such as body mass index (BMI), operation time, days of hospitalization, etc. that may be associated with SSI.~All patients were followed up for SSI until discharge from hospital and at the outpatient visits. SSI surveillance data forms were used for the collection of primary and secondary outcome data.~SSI rates and distribution of identified micro-organisms for each group will measured"