Intraoperative subcutaneous culture as a predictor of surgical site infection in open gynecological surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To analyze the relationship between intraoperative cultures and the development of surgical site infection (SSI) in women undergoing laparotomy for gynecological surgery.

Methods

Prospective observational cohort study. Over a six-year period, women who underwent elective laparotomy at our hospital were included. Patients' demographics, underlying co-morbidities, surgical variables, type and etiology of postoperative surgical site infections were collected. Skin and subcutaneous samples were taken just prior to skin closure and processed for microbiological analysis. Univariate and multivariate analyses (logistic regression model) were conducted to explore the association of the studied variables with SSIs.

Results

284 patients were included in our study, of wh

SUBMITTER: Sainz de la Cuesta R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7802959 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature