Wound infection after gastroduodenal operations: a 10-year review.
A review of 444 gastric operations performed over a 10-year period revealed striking differences in wound infection rates when the operations were categorized according to the major indication for surgery. On this basis, low-intermediate- and high-risk groups were recognized. A subsequent prospective randomized study confirmed the predictive value of this categorization and showed that the administration perioperatively of prophylactic systemic antibiotics in high-risk patients will protect them from postoperative wound infection.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D004386:Duodenum / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013270:Stomach / Q000601:surgery*; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents