title: Preventing surgical site infections after bariatric surgery: value of perioperative antibiotic regimens.
abstract: Bariatric surgery for obesity has emerged as an effective and commonly used treatment modality. This paper reviews the surgical site infections (SSIs) that occur post bariatric surgery and SSI prevention. The benefit of bariatric surgery resulting in profound weight loss brings with it consequences in the form of postoperative complications that can have profound effects on morbidity and mortality in these patients. This paper sets out to define different types of SSIs that occur following bariatric surgery and to discuss existing literature on the critical aspects of SSI prevention and the appropriate use of surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis for bariatric surgery.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine Wayne State University, Detroit Medical Center, 4201 Saint Antoine, Suite 2B, Box 331, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
authors.forename: Teena
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chopra
authors.forename: Jing J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Alangaden
authors.forename: Michael H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.forename: Keith S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Kaye
mesh_terms: D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis / Q000379:methods*; D050110:Bariatric Surgery / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000601:surgery; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015431:Weight Loss