Determining the Worldwide Epidemiology of Surgical Site Infections After Gastrointestinal Surgery

Centre Inclusion Criteria: * Any surgical unit worldwide is eligible to enter * All participating centres will be required to register their details, complete an online training module, and complete a pilot audit prior to commencing * Centres must ensure that they can include consecutive patients and provide at least 95% data completeness * There is no minimum number of patients per centre, as long as the patient(s) included are consecutive Inclusion criteria: * Patients of all ages (adult and paediatric) * Consecutive patients during a chosen 14-day study period * Undergoing emergency or elective gastrointestinal resection, cholecystectomy and appendectomy. * Includes open, laparoscopic, laparoscopic converted and robotic cases * Primary indication of trauma should be included * Hernia repair with bowel resection should be included Exclusion criteria: * Operations with a primary indication that is vascular, gynaecological, urological (including ileal conduit) or transplant * Caesarean sections * Whipples procedure * Simple hernia repair