BJD Editor ’s Choice

Palmgren and colleagues from Sweden were concerned that the diagnosis of a surgical-site infection (SSI) in dermatological surgery may be based entirely on a subjective assessment. Their aim with this study was to investigate the interobserver agreement between dermatologists in their diagnosis of SSI of dermatosurgical wounds. They carried out an international electronic photographic survey of dermatologists using eight photographs of wounds 1 week after full-thickness skin grafting. All wounds were assessed in terms of visual criteria beforehand.
Source: Journal of Investigative Dermatology - Category: Dermatology Tags: Editorial Source Type: research