Scoring system to predict the risk of surgical-site infection after colorectal resection

Gervaz, Pascal; Bandiera - Clerc, Catherine; Buchs, Nicolas; Eisenring, Maude; Troillet, N; Perneger, Thomas; Harbarth, Stéphan Juergen

doi:10.1002/bjs.8656

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Scoring system to predict the risk of surgical-site infection after colorectal resection

ContributorsGervaz, Pascal; Bandiera - Clerc, Catherine; Buchs, Nicolas; Eisenring, Maude; Troillet, N; Perneger, Thomas; Harbarth, Stéphan Juergen

Published inBritish journal of surgery, vol. 99, no. 4, p. 589-595

Publication date2012

Abstract

There is no dedicated scoring system for predicting the risk of surgical-site infection (SSI) after resection of the colon or rectum. Generic scores, such as the National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance index, are not used by colorectal surgeons.

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Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Colon/surgery
Emergency Treatment/statistics & numerical data
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Rectum/surgery
Risk Assessment/methods
Risk Factors
Severity of Illness Index
Surgical Procedures, Elective/statistics & numerical data
Surgical Wound Infection/etiology
Switzerland

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GERVAZ, Pascal et al. Scoring system to predict the risk of surgical-site infection after colorectal resection. In: British journal of surgery, 2012, vol. 99, n° 4, p. 589–595. doi: 10.1002/bjs.8656

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PID : unige:27876
DOI : 10.1002/bjs.8656
PMID : 22231649

Journal ISSN0007-1323

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Scoring system to predict the risk of surgical-site infection after colorectal resection

There is no dedicated scoring system for predicting the risk of surgical-site infection (SSI) after resection of the colon or rectum. Generic scores, such as the National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance index, are not used by colorectal surgeons.

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