Predictors of Postoperative Urinary Tract Infection After Bariatric Surgery.

Zachary M HelmenMelissa C HelmJoseph H HelmAlexander NielsenTammy KindelRana HigginsJon C Gould

Published in: Obesity surgery (2019)

Older age, clindamycin prophylaxis, and revisional procedures are significantly associated with an increased rate of UTI following bariatric surgery. Several identified variables are modifiable risk factors and targets for a quality improvement initiative to decrease the rate of UTI in bariatric surgery patients.

Keyphrases

urinary tract infection
bariatric surgery
risk factors
end stage renal disease
weight loss
obese patients
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
roux en y gastric bypass
patients undergoing
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported
hidradenitis suppurativa