P W Schreiber, M Laager, K Boggian, D Neofytos, C van Delden, A Egli, M Dickenmann, C Hirzel, O Manuel, M Koller, S Rossi, B Schmied, L Gürke, M Matter, T Berney, O de Rougemont, S P Kuster, S Stampf, N J Mueller
BACKGROUND: Among hospital-acquired infections, surgical site infections (SSIs) are frequent. SSI in the early post-transplant course poses a relevant threat to transplant recipients. AIM: To determine incidence, risk factors for SSI and its association with post-transplant outcomes and pancreas transplant (P-Tx) recipients. METHODS: Adult simultaneous kidney-pancreas transplantation (SPK-T) and P-Tx recipients with a follow-up of at least 90 days were identified in the Swiss Transplant Cohort Study (STCS) dataset...
October 2022: Journal of Hospital Infection