Cristina B Feather, Scott Rehrig, Rebecca Allen, Nadine Barth, Emmalee M Kugler, Daniel C Cullinane, Carolyne R Falank, Bishwajit Bhattacharya, Adrian A Maung, Sirivan Seng, Asanthi Ratnasekera, Gary Alan Bass, Dale Butler, Jose L Pascual, Daniel Srikureja, Nolan Winicki, Jennifer Lynde, Brittany Nowak, Faris Azar, Lauren A Thompson, Jeffry Nahmias, Morgan Manasa, Ronald Tesoriero, Sandhya B Kumar, Morgan Collom, Michelle Kincaid, Kimberly Sperwer, Ariel P Santos, J Robert Klune, Justin Turcotte
BACKGROUND: To determine the clinical impact of wound management technique on surgical site infection (SSI), hospital length of stay (LOS) and mortality in emergent colorectal surgery. METHODS: A prospective observational study (2021-2023) of urgent or emergent colorectal surgery patients at 15 institutions was conducted. Pediatric patients and traumatic colorectal injuries were excluded. Patients were classified by wound closure technique: skin closed (SC), skin loosely closed (SLC), or skin open (SO)...
March 25, 2024: Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery