Open AccessRisk Factors for Tissue and Wound Complications in Gastrointestinal Surgery
Author(s) -
Lars Tue Sørensen,
Ulla Hemmingsen,
Finn Kallehave,
Peer WilleJørgensen,
J Kjærgaard,
Luciana M. Möller,
Torben Jørgensen
Publication year - 2005
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 - 10.1097/01.sla.0000157131.84130.12
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , perioperative , wound dehiscence , comorbidity , elective surgery , dehiscence , incidence (geometry) , logistic regression , complication , surgical wound , physics , optics
Surgical site infections and disruption of sutured tissue are frequent complications following surgery. We aimed to assess risk factors predictive of tissue and wound complications in open gastrointestinal surgery.