New Perianal Sepsis Risk Score Predicts Outcome of Elderly Patients with Perianal Abscesses.

ABSTRACT: Antibiotic therapy following surgical perianal abscess drainage is debated, but may be necessary for high-risk patients. Frailty has been shown to increase the risk of unfavorable outcomes in elderly surgical patients. This study aims to identify high-risk patients by retrospectively analyzing a single-center cohort and using a pretherapeutic score to predict the need for postoperative antibiotics and extended nursing care following perianal abscess drainage surgery. The perianal sepsis risk score was developed through univariable and multivariable analysis. Internal validation was assessed using the area under receiver-operating characteristic curve. Elderly, especially frail patients exhibited more severe perianal disease, higher frequency of antibiotic therapy, longer hospitalization, p

SUBMITTER: Reichert M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10455731 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature