The incidence of surgical site infections (SSI) after organ transplantation is similar to other surgical procedures of comparable complexity. Compared to the beginning of transplant medicine, a general reduction in the occurrence of infections in transplant patients is observed, this results from the introduction of newer surgical techniques, immunosuppressive drugs and from perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis. Perioperative care is not without significance. Nevertheless, SSI in transplantology concerns, according to various sources, from 2% to even 40% of recipients and remains an important therapeutic and nursing challenge. The incidence of SSI is highest after intestinal transplantation, followed by liver and pancreas; however, after the transplantation of the kidney and heart, the percentage of SSI is much smaller. However, it concerns about 8% of kidney recipients. The aim of the work is to point to SSI risk factors, modifiable and unmodifiable, and to present the role of nursing staff in preventing SSI
