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.

Keywords

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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Research group

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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

ISSN of the journal0007-1323

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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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