Risk factors for wound infection after surgery for colorectal cancer.

World Journal of Surgery
Takatoshi NakamuraMasahiko Watanabe

Abstract

Among complications after surgery for colorectal cancer, wound infections may prolong hospitalization and increase healthcare costs. This study was designed to clarify the incidence, risk factors, and pathogens responsible for wound infections after surgery for colorectal cancer. The study group comprised 144 patients (94 men and 50 women) with colorectal cancer in whom the same surgeon at Kitasato University Hospital performed resection from January 2004 through December 2005. Their mean age was 67.1 years (range = 38-90). To identify risk factors for surgical wound infections, we examined the following 11 variables: gender, age (>65 vs. <or=65 years), body-mass index (>25 vs. <or=25 kg/m(2)), the presence or absence of diabetes mellitus, physical status according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists classification (ASA score), stage of cancer according to the TNM staging system, surgical procedure (laparoscopic colectomy vs. open colectomy), procedure type (right colectomy vs. left colectomy vs. anterior resection), operation time (>180 vs. <or=180 min), intraoperative bleeding volume (>120 vs. <or=120 ml), and the presence or absence of intraoperative transfusion. Tissue specimens of infected wounds were cultured to ...Continue Reading

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