Background: Surgical site infections (SSIs) represent a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Ethiopia. Lack of post-discharge follow-up, including identification of SSIs, is a barrier to continued patient care, often because of financial and travel constraints. As part of a surgical quality improvement initiative, we aimed to assess patient outcomes at 30 days post-operative with a telephone call.

中文翻译：

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埃塞俄比亚手术患者电话随访的价值和可行性。

背景：手术部位感染 (SSI) 是埃塞俄比亚发病率和死亡率的主要原因。缺乏出院后随访，包括 SSI 的识别，是继续患者护理的障碍，通常是因为经济和旅行限制。作为手术质量改进计划的一部分，我们旨在通过电话评估术后 30 天的患者预后。