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Infection Detective

$4,551
45%
Raised toward our $10,000 Goal
9 Donors
Project has ended
Project ended on October 09, at 09:00 AM CDT
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$50

1 in 50

About 1 in 50 US patients develop a surgical site infection after a routine surgical procedure.

$94.10

Infection Temp

Median wound site temperature, in Fahrenheit, of a surgical site infection.

$157.50

157,500 SSIs

An estimated 157,500 surgical site infections occur per year in the US, and many of these would be preventable with earlier detection and intervention!

$250

Team Shoutout

For a donation of at least $250, our team will give you a personal video shoutout!

$20,842

Cost of Rehospitalizations

Rehospitalizations for surgical site infections cost an average of $20,842 per patient!

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