Surgical site infections in a tertiary hospital over 10 years. The effect of hospital accreditation strategy implementation.

Objectives:   To analyze the rate of surgical site infections (SSIs), the type, and the frequency of the commonly-associated microorganisms. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted in King Fahd Hospital of the University, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia between December 2018 and June 2019 comprising data from August 2008 to August 2018 from patients with culture-confirmed surgical site infection at a tertiary hospital. Results: Out of 2716 wound infection cases during the study period, a total of 289 patients were diagnosed with SSI.