Thickness of Subcutaneous Fat as a Strong Risk Factor for Wound Infections in Elective Colorectal Surgery: Impact of Prediction Using Preoperative CT

Abstract

Our results suggest that the risk of incisional SSI increases with obesity, and that the most useful predictor of incisional SSI is TSF, as evaluated by preoperative CT. These findings indicate that CT is useful for the evaluation of TSF and the prediction of the risk of incisional SSI.