Table 1 Definitions used for post-operative infectious complications
Complicated urinary tract infection | Temperature ≥ 38.5 °C and a positive urine culture (≥105 CFU/ml and leucocytes in gram stain) without a positive blood culture or SSI |
Surgical site infections | CDC criteria [20] |
Bacteremia | Temperature ≥ 38.5 °C and a positive blood culture with or without a positive urine culture |