Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology · 2014 · 26 citations · 20 references
GastroenterologySurgerySsi RatesConsecutive PatientsSurgical Site InfectionsSepsisInfection ControlHealth SciencesLiver PhysiologyRisk FactorsHepatologyHepatocellular CarcinomaPatient SafetyHepatic ResectionHepatitisComplications Of CirrhosisLiver DiseaseLiver CancerMedicinePostoperative Consideration
A study of 7,388 consecutive patients after hepatic resection between 2011 and 2012 identified hepatolithiasis, cirrhosis, and intraoperative blood transfusion as the only independent risk factors of both incisional and organ/space surgical site infection (SSI). Patients with these conditions should be cared for with caution to lower SSI rates.
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Trends in Perioperative Outcome After Hepatic Resection
Matteo Cescon, Gaetano Vetrone, Gian Luca Grazi et al. · Annals of Surgery · 2009 · 233 citations