Colorectal Surgical Site Infection

Surgical site infection (SSI) is one of the most common postoperative complications in surgery, with high morbidity. In the tertiary-center that the investigators evaluated they had a significant rate of surgical site infection. Because of that the investigators created a care bundle of measures in order to improve the outcomes.

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Key information

Conditions

Surgical Site Infection Infections Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Postoperative Complications Surgical Wound Infection Wound Infection

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

About this study

Prospectively the investigators implemented a care bundle of measures with retrospective analysis, to decrease SSI . The superficial, deep and organ/space infections were evaluated and compared before and after care bundle implementation.

Between january 1, 2016 and December 31, 2020, 1139 patient records relating to surgical incisions were submitted for analysis.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Patients submitted to elective colorectal surgery between 2016, january 1 and 2020, december 31
Age > 18 years
At least 30 days of follow-up

Exclusion criteria

Patients submitted to urgent colorectal surgery

Treatment and study plan

Bundle of measures to decreased SSI

Procedure

Primary outcomes

The rate of surgical site infections

Time frame: 5 years

Evaluate the variation of surgical site infections during a period of 5 years

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte

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Registry information

Official study title

Colorectal Surgical Site Infection: a Cohort Study About How Can we Decrease it

Important dates

Study start: 2016
Primary completion: 2020
Study completion: 2021
First posted: May 2, 2022
Registry last updated: May 5, 2022

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