Predicting surgical site infections following laparoscopic bariatric surgery: development of the BariWound tool using the MBSAQIP database.
Jerry T DangCaroline TranNoah SwitzerMegan DelisleMichael LaffinKaren MadsenDaniel W BirchShahzeer KarmaliPublished in: Surgical endoscopy (2019)
BariWound accurately predicted the risk of 30-day incisional SSI in individuals undergoing bariatric surgery. Stratifying low- and high-risk groups allows for customized SSI prophylactic measures for patients in various risk categories and potentially enables future research targeted at high-risk patients.