Surgical Site Infection (SSI) is an infection occurring within 30 days of surgery near the surgical site. It can be categorized as supercial or deep incisional or involve organ/space infections. The incidence of SSI varies widely (5-30%), affecting 2-5% of inpatient surgical cases annually in the US. Risk factors include patient health, surgical technique, and contamination level. Objective tools like ASEPSIS and patient-centered wound questionnaires aid SSI assessment. Diagnosis involves direct wound examination, imaging, and culture analysis. Treatment includes wound exploration, debridement, and drainage of infected uid. Wound management with serial dressing changes or negative pressure wound therapy helps facilitate healing