Open AccessRisk Factors For Surgical Site Infection After Elective Resection of the Colon and Rectum: A Single-Center Prospective Study of 2,809 Consecutive Patients
Author(s) -
Reiping Tang,
Hong Hwa Chen,
Yung Liang Wang,
Chung Rong Changchien,
JinnShiun Chen,
Kuan-Cheng Hsu,
Jy-Ming Chiang,
JengYi Wang
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-200108000-00007
Subject(s) - medicine , rectum , colorectal surgery , anesthesiology , prospective cohort study , surgery , american society of anesthesiologists , blood transfusion , laparotomy , single center , risk factor , abdominal surgery , anesthesia
To identify the risk factors for surgical site infection (SSI) in patients undergoing elective resection of the colon and rectum.