Surgical site infection incidence and risk factors in thoracic surgical procedures: A 12-year prospective cohort study.

Introduction: Surgical site infections (SSI) continue to be a major problem for thoracic surgery patients. We aimed to determine incidence rate (IR) and risk factors for SSI in patients with thoracic surgical procedures.

Methodology: During 12 years of hospital surveillance of patients with thoracic surgical procedures, we prospectively identified SSI.