The Role of Anesthetic Management in Surgical Site Infections After Pediatric Intestinal Surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although surgical site infections (SSIs) remain a significant health care issue, a limited number of studies have analyzed risk factors for SSIs in children, particularly the role of intraoperative anesthetic management. Pediatric patients are less likely to have major adult risk factors for SSIs such as smoking and diabetes. Thus children may be more suitable as a cohort for examining the role of intraoperative anesthetics in SSIs.

Aim

We examined an association between SSI incidence and anesthetic management in children who underwent elective intestinal surgery in a single institution.

Methods

We performed a retrospective study of 621 patients who underwent elective intestinal surgery under general anesthesia between January 2017 and September 2019, with

SUBMITTER: Shibamura-Fujiogi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7897223 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature