Backround Open or laparoscopic colorectal surgery comprises of many different types of
procedures for various diseases. Depending upon the operation and modifiable and non …

Serum albumin has traditionally been used as a quantitative measure of a patient's
nutritional status because of its availability and low cost. While malnutrition has a clear …

Background: Surgical site infection (SSI) is an infection occurring in an incisional wound
within 30 days of surgery and significantly effects patient recovery and hospital resources …

Hypothesis Postoperative hyperglycemia is an independent risk factor for postoperative
surgical site infection (SSI). Design Retrospective medical record review. Setting Academic …

Objective To determine the clinical effectiveness of wound edge protection devices in
reducing surgical site infection after abdominal surgery. Design Multicentre observer blinded …

Objective: To determine if an evidence-based practice bundle would result in a significantly
lower rate of surgical site infections (SSIs) when compared with standard practice. Design …

BACKGROUND: Global parameters, such as wound class, the American Society of
Anesthesiologists' physical classification score, and prolonged operative time, have been …

BACKGROUND: The goal of this study was to compare surgical site infection (SSI) rates
between laparoscopic (LAP) and open colorectal surgery using the National Surgical Quality …

Importance Surgical site infections (SSIs) are the focus of numerous quality improvement
initiatives because they are a common and costly cause of potentially preventable patient …

Aim To identify risk factors for developing surgical site infections (SSIs) based on a
prospective study of patients undergoing colorectal surgery. Methods Between November …