# Reducing surgical site infections in low-income and middle-income countries (FALCON): a pragmatic, multicentre, stratified, randomised controlled trial

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/reducing-surgical-site-infections-in-low-income-and-middle-income-countries/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Adesoji Ademuyiwa,Adesoji O Ademuyiwa,Pollyanna Hardy,Emmy Runigamugabo,Pierre Sodonougbo,Hulrich Behanzin,Sosthène Kangni,Gérard Agboton,Luke Aniakwo Adagrah,Esther Adjei-Acquah,Ato Oppong Acquah,James Ankomah,Ralph Armah,Regina Acquah,Kwame Gyambibi Addo,Dorcas Otuo Acheampong,Nii Armah Adu-Aryee,Fatao Abubakari,Abraham Titigah,Frank Owusu,Raphael Adu-Brobbey,Vivian Adobea,Francis Abantanga,Arun Gautham,Dimple Bhatti,Esther Daniel Mark Jesudason,Manisha Aggarwal,Philip Alexander,Amos Dasari,Rahul Alpheus,Hemanth Kumar,Subrat Raul,Wenceslao Ángeles Bueno,Reyes Cervantes Ortiz,Isaac Baltazar Gomez,Claudia Caballero Cerdan,Mariana Barreto Gallo,Rozana Reyes Gamez,Irani Durán Sánchez,Lawal Abdullahi,Opeoluwa Adesanya,Moruf Abdulsalam,Victoria Adeleye,Ochomma Egwuonwu,Akeem Adeleke,Francis Adebayo,Godwin Chiejina,Olukayode Abayomi,LO Abdur-Rahman,Jude Ede,Uba Ezinne,Salathiel Kanyarukiko,Moses Dusabe,Aime Dieudonne Hirwa,Georges Bucyibaruta,Mary Augusta Adams,Cheryl Birtles,Zain Ally,Abdus-sami Adewunmi,Jonathan Cook,Julia Brown,Adewale O Adisa,Lawani Ismail,Aneel Bhangu,Omar Omar,Joana F F Simoes,Elizabeth Li,Azmina Verjee,Pamphile Assouto,Djifid Morel Séto,Cyrile Kpangon,Rene Ahossi,Baba Alhaji Bin Alhassan,Vera Agyekum,Leslie Issa Adam-Zakariah,Frank Assah-Adjei,Christopher Asare,James Amoako,Enoch Appiah Akosa,Jane Acquaye,Faisal Adjei,Cletus Ballu,Christian Larbi Coompson,Amos Bennin,Darling Ramatu Abdulai,Alice Hepzibah,William Bhatti,Priyadarshini K Paul,Parth Dhamija,Josy Thomas,Priya Mary Jacob,Ashish Choudhrie,Nitin James Peters,Rajeev Sharma,Francisco José Barbosa‐Camacho,Gonzalo Hernandez Gonzalez,Celina Cuellar Aguirre,David Dominguez Solano,Ana Cortes Flores,Roque Lincona Menindez |
| Citations | 131 |
| DOI | 10.1016/s0140-6736(21)01548-8 |
| Fields | Medicine |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | hybrid |
| OA URL | http://www.thelancet.com/article/S0140673621015488/pdf |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W3209546386 |
| PMID | 34710362 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2021 |

## Paper authors

- [Richard Crawford](https://scholariq.org/researchers/richard-crawford/)

## Paper journal

- [The Lancet](https://scholariq.org/journals/the-lancet/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Surgical site infection prevention](https://scholariq.org/topics/surgical-site-infection-prevention/)

## Paper topics

- [Surgical site infection prevention](https://scholariq.org/topics/surgical-site-infection-prevention/)
- [Surgical Sutures and Adhesives](https://scholariq.org/topics/surgical-sutures-and-adhesives/)
- [Infection Control in Healthcare](https://scholariq.org/topics/infection-control-in-healthcare/)

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