Surgical Site Infections in Elective Abdominal Operations: Predisposing Factors. A Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial

ConclusionThere is a paucity of studies assessing the relative contribution of the various predisposing factors to the incidence of SSIs. In our study, patients with DM, HF, respiratory deficiency, postoperative hemorrhage and concomitant infections, and patients undergoing lower GI tract operation appeared more prone to SSIs, presenting this complication 2 to 8 times more frequently. The risk of SSI following laparoscopic surgery was one quarter of that of open elective abdominal surgery. On the other hand, patients in this series with obesity, renal failure, steroid intake, radiation therapy, thyroid disease, stomas, previous surgery, intraperitoneal adhesions and inflammatory bowel disease did not develop SSIs more frequently.
Source: Hellenic Journal of Surgery - Category: Surgery Source Type: research