title: [Etiology and consequences of postoperative wound infection].
abstract: The incidence of postoperative wound infection ranges between 4.6% and 36% after gastrointestinal operations respectively. To evaluate the factors which influence the postoperative wound infection we prospectively analyzed our patients between 1/1989 and 1/1990. 444 patients from three general surgical units of our clinic entered this study. The overall wound infection rate was 6.3%. We classified the patients into 3 operative groups: Group I: subcutaneous operations; Group II: intraabdominal operations without opening the GI-tract; Group III: gastrointestinal operations. Wound infection rate in group I was 1.8%, in group II 7.3% and in group III 13.7%. The differences were highly significant. Both univariate (chi 2-test) as well as a multivariate (Cox-Model) analysis were done. We figured out that classification of patients (p = 0.000), operation time (p = 0.009), operating room (p = 0.000), intensive care unit (p = 0.026), long-term antibiotic prophylaxis (p = 0.001), subcutaneous haematoma (p = 0.000) and length of closed drainage time (p = 0.001) are of significant value. In the Cox model the classification of patients into 3 groups surpassed all the other factors. Postoperative hospital stay was lengthened in patients with wound infection significantly (p = 0.0025).
authors.affiliation: Chirurgische Universität, Allgemeines Krankenhaus, Wien.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rogy
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Függer
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Riedl
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schulz
mesh_terms: D001317:Austria / Q000453:epidemiology; D003363:Cost Control / Q000639:trends; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000191:economics; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control
vernacular_title: Atiologie und Konsequenz der postoperativen Wundinfektion.