What are the independent risk factors associated with surgical site infection following abdominal surgery?
Multiple patient-related and procedural factors, including male sex, increased BMI, diabetes, and open surgical approach, are independent risk factors for surgical site infection after abdominal surgery.
Male sex, increased BMI, diabetes, smoking, American Society of Anesthesiologists classification of >2, low albumin level, low haemoglobin level, preoperative hospital stay, long operative time, emergency procedure, open surgical approach, increased wound class, intraoperative blood loss, perioperative infection, perioperative blood transfusion, and use of drains are potential independent risk factors for SSI following abdominal surgery.
Marzoug et al. (Sat,) studied this question.