title: Modifiable risk factors for surgical site infection.
abstract: Multiple risk factors for orthopaedic surgical site infection have been identified. Some of these factors directly affect the wound-healing process, whereas others can lead to blood-borne sepsis or relative immunosuppression. Modifying a patient's medications; screening for comorbidities, such as HIV or diabetes mellitus; and advising the patient on options to diminish or eliminate adverse behaviors, such as smoking, should lower the risk for surgical site infections.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Calin S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Moucha
authors.forename: Terry A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Clyburn
authors.forename: Richard P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Prokuski
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000453:epidemiology; D015897:Comorbidity; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology