Definition of wound infection (n = 9) | |
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 | Wound infection within the first month of surgery as a direct result of the initial operation [80] |
 | No formal definition (n = 6) |
Definition of intra-abdominal abscess (n = 7) | |
 | Postoperative intra-abdominal abscess (persistent pyrexia without any other focus, after operation, palpable mass in the abdomen or discharge of pus from the rectum) [19] |
 | No formal definition (n = 6) |
Definition of post-operative fever (n = 2) | |
 | Duration of fever [70] |
 | Post-operative fever [73] |
Definition of leucocytosis (n = 1) | |
 | Duration of leukocytosis [70] |
Definition of time to normal activity (n = 1) | |
 | Return to normal activity [20] |
Definition of time to full activity (n = 1) | |
 | Return to full activity; return tosports [20] |
Definition of cosmesis (n = 1) | |
 | Cosmesis measured on visual analogue scale [20] |