Open AccessThe gentamicin–collagen sponge for surgical site infection prophylaxis in colorectal surgery: a prospective case-matched study of 606 cases
Author(s) -
Olivier Bréhant,
Charles Sabbagh,
Philippe Lehert,
Abdennaceur Dhahri,
Lionel Rebibo,
Jean Marc Regimbeau
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
international journal of colorectal disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.831
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1432-1262
pISSN - 0179-1958
DOI - 10.1007/s00384-012-1557-9
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , prospective cohort study , gentamicin , hepatology , colorectal surgery , surgical site infection , surgery , retrospective cohort study , logistic regression , clinical endpoint , abdominal surgery , randomized controlled trial , antibiotics , physics , microbiology and biotechnology , optics , biology
Surgical site infection (SSI) is a major concern in colorectal surgery (CRS). It accounts for 60 % of all postoperative complications and has an incidence of between 10 and 30 %. The gentamicin-collagen sponge (GCS) was developed to help avoid SSI. The aim of this study was the evaluation of the efficacy of a GCS in preventing SSI after CRS.
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