Risk of surgical site infection in hand trauma, and the impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: A cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the ubiquity of hand trauma, there remains insufficient published data to reliably inform these patients of surgical site infection (SSI) risk. We describe the risk of SSI in a single-centre cohort of patients with hand trauma, with an analysis of the impact of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Methods

Retrospective data collection of consecutive patients who underwent surgery for hand and wrist trauma in a single plastic surgery centre over two, three-month periods. Demographic, injury and operative details, alongside prophylactic antibiotic use, were recorded. Burn injuries and wounds infected at presentation were excluded. Presence of SSI at 30 days (90 days if a surgical implant was used) was assessed.

Results

Overall, 556 patien

SUBMITTER: Baldwin AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8259108 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature