Identification of predictive factors for surgical site infections in gastrointestinal surgeries: A retrospective cross-sectional study in a resource-limited setting.
Abdu Al-HajriSaif A GhabishaFaisal AhmedSaleh Al-WageehMohamed BadheebQasem AlyhariAbdulfattah AltamAfaf AlsharifPublished in: F1000Research (2024)
This study highlights significant predictors of SSI, including illiteracy, smoking, diabetes, leukocytosis, hypoalbuminemia, contaminated and dirty wounds, longer operative time, emergency operations, and extending antibiotic prophylaxis duration. Identifying these risk factors can help surgeons adopt appropriate measures to reduce postoperative SSI and improve the quality of surgical care, especially in a resource-limited setting with no obvious and strict policy for reducing SSI.
Keyphrases
- surgical site infection
- healthcare
- quality improvement
- risk factors
- public health
- type diabetes
- cardiovascular disease
- emergency department
- palliative care
- heavy metals
- patients undergoing
- mental health
- glycemic control
- adipose tissue
- skeletal muscle
- risk assessment
- pain management
- chronic pain
- weight loss
- bioinformatics analysis
- emergency medical