27 The incidence of abdominal surgical site infections after abdominal birth defects surgery in infants Chapter 2 Figure 1 Flowchart article selection Primary and secondary outcomes Primary outcome was the pooled percentage of the different forms of SSI namely wound infection, wound dehiscence, anastomotic leakage, post-operative peritonitis and fistula development. Definitions used in the articles were followed, no further specification on complication definition was applied. Secondary endpoint was the pooled percentage of SSI per birth defect. These outcomes are presented in separate Forest plots for each
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