Surgical site infection incidence and risk factors in thoracic surgical procedures: A 12-year prospective cohort study

Introduction: Surgical site infections (SSI) continue to be a major problem for thoracic surgery patients. We aimed to determine incidence rate (IR) and risk factors for SSI in patients with thoracic surgical procedures. Methodology: During 12 years of hospital surveillance of patients with thor...

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Main Authors: Vlado S Cvijanovic, Aleksandar S Ristanović, Nebojsa T Maric, Natasa V Vesovic, Vanja V Kostovski, Ljubinko V Djenic, Dejan V Stojkovic, Aleksandar S Nikolic, Dragan M Djordevic, Vesna D Suljagic
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Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2019-03-01
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author Vlado S Cvijanovic
Aleksandar S Ristanović
Nebojsa T Maric
Natasa V Vesovic
Vanja V Kostovski
Ljubinko V Djenic
Dejan V Stojkovic
Aleksandar S Nikolic
Dragan M Djordevic
Vesna D Suljagic
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Aleksandar S Ristanović
Nebojsa T Maric
Natasa V Vesovic
Vanja V Kostovski
Ljubinko V Djenic
Dejan V Stojkovic
Aleksandar S Nikolic
Dragan M Djordevic
Vesna D Suljagic
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description Introduction: Surgical site infections (SSI) continue to be a major problem for thoracic surgery patients. We aimed to determine incidence rate (IR) and risk factors for SSI in patients with thoracic surgical procedures. Methodology: During 12 years of hospital surveillance of patients with thoracic surgical procedures, we prospectively identified SSI. Patients with SSI were compared with patients without SSI. Results: We operated 3,370 patients and 205 (6.1%) developed SSI postoperatively. We detected 190 SSI among open thoracic surgical procedures (IR 7.1%) and 15 SSI after video-assisted thoracic surgery (IR 2.1%). Five independent risk factors for SSI were identified: wound contamination (p = 0.013; relative risk (RR) 2.496; 95%, confidence interval (CI): 1.208-5.156), American Society of Anesthesiologist (ASA) score (p = 0.012; RR: 1.795; 95% CI: 1.136-2.834), duration of drainage (p < 0.001; RR: 1.117; 95% CI: 1.085-1.150), age (p = 0.036; RR: 1.018; 95% CI: 1.001-1.035) and duration of operation (p < 0.001; RR:1.005; 95% CI:1.002-1.008). Conclusion: The results are valuable in documenting risk factors for SSI in patients undergoing thoracic surgery. The knowledge and prevention of controllable risk factors is necessary in order to reduce the incidence of SSI.
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spelling doaj-art-473fd97cbb1640fb97d29e6bdc089e732025-08-20T02:16:18ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802019-03-01130310.3855/jidc.11240Surgical site infection incidence and risk factors in thoracic surgical procedures: A 12-year prospective cohort studyVlado S Cvijanovic0Aleksandar S Ristanović1Nebojsa T Maric2Natasa V Vesovic3Vanja V Kostovski4Ljubinko V Djenic5Dejan V Stojkovic6Aleksandar S Nikolic7Dragan M Djordevic8Vesna D Suljagic9Clinic for cardiothoracic surgery, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, SerbiaClinic for cardiothoracic surgery, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, SerbiaClinic for cardiothoracic surgery, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, SerbiaClinic for cardiothoracic surgery, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, SerbiaClinic for cardiothoracic surgery, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, SerbiaClinic for cardiothoracic surgery, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, SerbiaClinic for cardiothoracic surgery, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, SerbiaClinic for cardiothoracic surgery, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, SerbiaClinic for cardiothoracic surgery, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, SerbiaClinic for cardiothoracic surgery, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia Introduction: Surgical site infections (SSI) continue to be a major problem for thoracic surgery patients. We aimed to determine incidence rate (IR) and risk factors for SSI in patients with thoracic surgical procedures. Methodology: During 12 years of hospital surveillance of patients with thoracic surgical procedures, we prospectively identified SSI. Patients with SSI were compared with patients without SSI. Results: We operated 3,370 patients and 205 (6.1%) developed SSI postoperatively. We detected 190 SSI among open thoracic surgical procedures (IR 7.1%) and 15 SSI after video-assisted thoracic surgery (IR 2.1%). Five independent risk factors for SSI were identified: wound contamination (p = 0.013; relative risk (RR) 2.496; 95%, confidence interval (CI): 1.208-5.156), American Society of Anesthesiologist (ASA) score (p = 0.012; RR: 1.795; 95% CI: 1.136-2.834), duration of drainage (p < 0.001; RR: 1.117; 95% CI: 1.085-1.150), age (p = 0.036; RR: 1.018; 95% CI: 1.001-1.035) and duration of operation (p < 0.001; RR:1.005; 95% CI:1.002-1.008). Conclusion: The results are valuable in documenting risk factors for SSI in patients undergoing thoracic surgery. The knowledge and prevention of controllable risk factors is necessary in order to reduce the incidence of SSI. https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/11240surgical site infectionthoracic surgical proceduresrisk factor
spellingShingle Vlado S Cvijanovic
Aleksandar S Ristanović
Nebojsa T Maric
Natasa V Vesovic
Vanja V Kostovski
Ljubinko V Djenic
Dejan V Stojkovic
Aleksandar S Nikolic
Dragan M Djordevic
Vesna D Suljagic
Surgical site infection incidence and risk factors in thoracic surgical procedures: A 12-year prospective cohort study
Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
surgical site infection
thoracic surgical procedures
risk factor
title Surgical site infection incidence and risk factors in thoracic surgical procedures: A 12-year prospective cohort study
title_full Surgical site infection incidence and risk factors in thoracic surgical procedures: A 12-year prospective cohort study
title_fullStr Surgical site infection incidence and risk factors in thoracic surgical procedures: A 12-year prospective cohort study
title_full_unstemmed Surgical site infection incidence and risk factors in thoracic surgical procedures: A 12-year prospective cohort study
title_short Surgical site infection incidence and risk factors in thoracic surgical procedures: A 12-year prospective cohort study
title_sort surgical site infection incidence and risk factors in thoracic surgical procedures a 12 year prospective cohort study
topic surgical site infection
thoracic surgical procedures
risk factor
url https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/11240
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