Surgical site infection in severe trauma patients in intensive care: epidemiology and risk factors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Severe trauma is the leading cause of disability and mortality in the patients under 35 years of age. Surgical site infections (SSI) represent a significant complication in this patient population. However, they are often inadequately investigated, potentially impacting the quality of patient outcomes. The aim of this study was to investigate the epidemiology of SSI and risk factors in severe trauma patients.

Methods

We conducted a multicenter retrospective cohort study screening the severe trauma patients (STP) admitted to two intensive care units of an academic institution in Marseille between years2018 and 2019. Those who underwent orthopedic or spinal surgery within 5 days after admission were included and classified into two groups according to the occurrence

SUBMITTER: Savio L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11366732 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature