Comparative Analysis of Surgical Site Infections in Pediatric Brain Tumor Patients: Hygiene Practices, Risk Factors, and Implications for Healthcare Costs and Mortality

• Syed Ibrahim Bukhari,
• Muhammad Sohaib Shahid,
• Naureen Mushtaq,
• Hira Saleem,
• Altaf Ali Laghari,
• Zahra Saeed Ahmed,
• Shayan Anwar,
• Farrah Bashir,
• Zehra Fadoo,
• Fatima Mir,
• Sadaf Altaf

Affiliations

Syed Ibrahim Bukhari

ORCiD

Department of Oncology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

Muhammad Sohaib Shahid

Medical College, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan

Naureen Mushtaq

Department of Oncology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

Hira Saleem

Department of Oncology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

Altaf Ali Laghari

Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan

Zahra Saeed Ahmed

Medical College, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan

Shayan Anwar

Department of Radiology, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan

Farrah Bashir

Department of Oncology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

Zehra Fadoo

Department of Oncology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

Fatima Mir

Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

Sadaf Altaf

Department of Oncology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan