Editorial: Surgical Infections

Editorial: Surgical Infections

Surgical infections represent a common and serious problem in everyday clinical practice. Surgical site infections, after elective or emergency gastrointestinal or vascular operations, is a commonly encountered problem associated with considerable morbidity and mortality in the surgical patient (1, 2). In addition, idiopathic necrotic infections, such as necrotizing fasciitis, carry high mortal...

editorial commentary: prophylaxis for surgical site infections

Editorial Commentary: Prophylaxis for Surgical Site Infections

Despite many attempts to prevent surgical site infections (SSIs), these complications are not uncommon in most hospitals while the precise determination of the burden of these infections in our country has not been performed but crude data in hospitals shows a significant cost of managements. With an estimated 27 million surgical procedures annually, and near 2– 5% rate of SSIs, approximately 3...

Surgical Site Infections

BACKGROUND Surgical site infection (SSI) rates are publicly reported as quality metrics and increasingly used to determine financial reimbursement. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the volume-outcome relationship as well as the year-to-year stability of performance rankings following coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery and hip arthroplasty. RESEARCH DESIGN We performed a retrospective cohort s...

Surgical site infections.

Surgical site infections (SSIs) lead to adverse patient outcomes, including prolonged hospitalization and death. Wound contamination occurs with each incision, but proven strategies exist to decrease the risk of SSIs. In particular, improved adherence to evidence-based preventative measures related to appropriate antimicrobial prophylaxis can decrease the rate of SSI. Aggressive surgical debrid...