Preoperative risk factors of incisional surgical site infection in severe or intractable ulcerative colitis.

Kenichiro ToritaniHideaki KimuraHironori FukuokaJun WatanabeAtsushi IshibeReiko KunisakiItaru Endo

Published in: Surgery today (2021)

CRP ≥ 1.7 mg/dl, albumin ≤ 2.4 g/dl, and transfusion are predictors of I-SSI in severe or intractable UC. Clinician should carefully evaluate the surgical options before these predictors appear.

Keyphrases

surgical site infection
risk factors
ulcerative colitis
early onset
patients undergoing
cardiac surgery
acute kidney injury