Severity of early diagnosed organ/space surgical site infection in elective gastrointestinal and hepatopancreatobiliary surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Organ/space surgical site infection (SSI) is a significant clinical problem. The postdiagnosis course of organ/space SSIs and the impact of its early diagnosis on clinical outcomes are yet to be clarified. Thus, we aimed to investigate the association between the timing of diagnosis and the clinical outcome of organ/space SSI.

Methods

This retrospective, single-center cohort study evaluated patients who underwent elective gastrointestinal or hepatopancreatobiliary surgery between 2016 and 2020. Clinical outcomes were compared between the early group (ie, SSI diagnosed until postoperative day [POD] 4) and normal-late group (ie, SSI diagnosed after POD 5). The primary outcome was the final C-reactive protein (CRP) level within 14 d after organ/space SSI diagnosis.

SUBMITTER: Okui J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9130879 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature