title: Preoperative risk factors for postoperative Clostridium difficile infection in colectomy patients.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Wide variation among hospitals in the rate of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) after surgery was hypothesized to be related to different prophylactic antibiotic practices.
  
  
  METHODS
  Between March 2008 and March 2010, 30-day confirmed postoperative CDI rates were prospectively collected for patients undergoing colectomy surgery at 23 hospitals participating in a collaborative quality improvement program. Preoperative variables significantly associated with CDI (P ≤ .10) in a bivariate analysis were incorporated into a logistic regression model to test for independent associations.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among 4,936 patients, the overall rate of CDI was 1.6% (range by hospital, 0%-9%). After adjusting for patient comorbidities and hospital site, type of preoperative antibiotics used for prophylaxis was not significantly associated with CDI. Emergency surgery, low albumin, and neurologic and renal comorbidities emerged as independent preoperative predictors of CDI.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Perioperative antibiotic practices did not prove to be independently associated with CDI after colectomy surgery.
authors: Michigan Surgical Quality Collaborative, University of Michigan, 2800 Plymouth Road, Building 16, Room 124, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. krapohlg@med.umich.edu
authors: Greta L
authors: GL
authors: Krapohl
authors: Arden M
authors: AM
authors: Morris
authors: Shijie
authors: S
authors: Cai
authors: Michael J
authors: MJ
authors: Englesbe
authors: David M
authors: DM
authors: Aronoff
authors: Darrell A
authors: DA
authors: Campbell
authors: Samantha
authors: S
authors: Hendren
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis / Q000009:adverse effects; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003082:Colectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008824:Michigan / Q000453:epidemiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D058996:Quality Improvement; D012307:Risk Factors
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