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The risk of developing an operative site infection is determined by host defense (delayed-type hypersensitivity), physiologic derangement (albumin and age), and bacterial contamination risk (contamination status and duration of surgery), which together can accurately predict infection probability. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

February 1, 1987Archives of Surgery

Assessing Operative Site Infection in Surgical Patients

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Population

808 preoperative surgical patients (404 in derivation cohort, 404 in matched validation cohort)

Design

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Follow-up

daily postoperatively

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NCNicolas V. ChristouWestern University

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Implication

May aid preoperative risk stratification for wound infections; extends prior factor definitions but should not yet change practice.

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Population

808 preoperative surgical patients (404 in derivation cohort, 404 in matched validation cohort)

Outcome

Operative site infection (culture-positive drainage or infected tissue)

Operative site infection risk can be accurately predicted using a combination of host defense, physiologic derangement, and bacterial contamination factors.

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Nicolas V. Christou (1987) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1c0766ea84844e355f56e0 https://doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.1987.01400140047005

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Assessing Operative Site Infection in Surgical Patients

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Assessing Operative Site Infection in Surgical Patients

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