Open AccessValue of donor swabs for intra-abdominal infection in simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation
Author(s) -
Guido Woeste,
C. Wullstein,
Jörg Vogt,
C. Zapletal,
Wolf O. Bechstein
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/01.tp.0000086468.40268.f9
Subject(s) - medicine , immunosuppression , surgery , transplantation , duodenum , incidence (geometry) , pancreas , gastroenterology , physics , optics
Simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation (SPK) has a higher rate of surgical complications compared with other whole organ transplantations. Graft thrombosis and intra-abdominal infections are the most frequent causes for relaparotomy. We evaluated risk factors for abdominal infections after SPK, with emphasis on the value of the routinely taken intraoperative swabs.