Risk Factors for Surgical Site Infection After Cholecystectomy | Zendy

David K. Warren | Zendy; Katelin B. Nickel | Zendy; Anna Wallace | Zendy; Daniel Mines | Zendy; Fang Tian | Zendy; William J. Symons | Zendy; Victoria J. Fraser | Zendy; Margaret A. Olsen | Zendy

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Risk Factors for Surgical Site Infection After Cholecystectomy

Author(s) -

David K. Warren,

Katelin B. Nickel,

Anna Wallace,

Daniel Mines,

Fang Tian,

William J. Symons,

Victoria J. Fraser,

Margaret A. Olsen

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

open forum infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546

H-Index - 35

ISSN - 2328-8957

DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofx036

Subject(s) - medicine , surgical site infection , cholecystectomy , general surgery , surgical infections , surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , biology

Acute cholecystitis or obstruction was associated with significantly increased risk of SSI with laparoscopic but not open cholecystectomy. The risk of SSI was similar for planned open and converted procedures. These findings suggest that stratification by operative factors is important when comparing SSI rates between facilities.

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