ArticleSurgery today2019
The association between the increased performance of laparoscopic colon surgery and a reduced risk of surgical site infection.
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- Dual Surveillance of Surgical Site Infections Using CDC and ASEPSIS Criteria: Clinical and Economic Outcomes in Colorectal and Small Bowel Surgery.World journal of surgery · 2025Observational
- Impact of prophylactic antibiotic duration on surgical site infection rate in neonatal surgery: a multicenter retrospective observational study.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2025Observational
- A dynamic nomogram predicting nosocomial infections in patients after colon cancer surgery.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Article
- The association between surgical site infection and postoperative colorectal cancer recurrence and the effect of laparoscopic surgery on prognosis.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2024Article
- Association of antimicrobial perioperative prophylaxis with cefuroxime plus metronidazole or amoxicillin/clavulanic acid and surgical site infections in colorectal surgery.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2023Article
- Ability of minimally invasive surgery to decrease incisional surgical site infection occurrence in patients with colorectal cancer and other gastroenterological malignancies.Frontiers in surgery · 2023Article
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- Differences in risk factors for surgical site infection between laparotomy and laparoscopy in gastrointestinal surgery.PloS one · 2022Article
- Evaluation of the effect of triclosan coated sutures in the prevention of surgical site infections in a Spanish hospital setting: A prospective, observational study.Infection prevention in practice · 2021Article
- Laparoscopic cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC: a comparative matched analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2021Article
- Surgical Site Infections Are Associated With Higher Blood Loss and Open Access in General Thoracic Practice.Frontiers in surgery · 2021Article
- Effect of laparoscopic surgery on the risk for surgical site infections in colorectal resection: results from the Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service Database.Annals of surgical treatment and research · 2020Article
- Downregulation of miR-216a-5p by long noncoding RNA PVT1 suppresses colorectal cancer progression via modulation of YBX1 expression.Cancer management and research · 2019Article
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Abstract
purposeSurgical site infection (SSI) is the most frequently occurring nosocomial infection. Remarkable surgical progress has recently been made in laparoscopic surgery. Therefore, our objective was to investigate the association between increased rates of laparoscopic colon surgery and SSI.
methodsWe retrospectively investigated SSI surveillance data from July 2003 to December 2015. Two university hospitals and 25 university-affiliated hospitals participated in prospective SSI surveillance. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to detect significant associations.
resultsWe investigated 9655 colon surgeries. The year in which surgery was performed was significantly associated with the SSI rate (p = 0.0381). The rate of laparoscopic surgery gradually increased during the study period, and by 2012 it was routinely used for > 50% of colon surgeries. Laparoscopic surgery became a significant factor associated with reduced SSI rates compared with conventional open surgery once the performance rate of laparoscopic surgery reached > 50%.
conclusionsIncreasing rates of laparoscopic colon surgery tended to be associated with a reduction in the SSI risk after surgical treatment of colonic disease. The results of this study might encourage surgeons to view laparoscopic surgical techniques as an evidence-based approach for reducing the risk of SSI.
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