Elderly Patients Surgical Site Infection Phenotypes Identification

Launched by WEIDONG MI · Sep 21, 2024

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Backgrounds:

With the widespread use of prophylactic antibiotics during perioperative period and the continuous promotion of minimally invasive non-cardiac surgery type such as laparoscopic and thoracoscopic surgery, the incidence of superficial Surgical Site Infection (SSI) has been significantly reduced. Organ/deep SSI has become the dominant type of SSI. Currently, the classification of SSI is limited to the above location from shallow to deep, the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of SSI after non-cardiac surgery in elderly patients are still inadequately defined.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • 1. Age ≥ 65 years;
• • 2. Patients undergoing surgeries not involving local anesthesia.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • 1. Patients undergoing neurosurgery or cardiac surgery;
• • 2. Patients with preoperative infections (including pneumonia, SSIs, UTIs, and bloodstream infections);
• • 3. Uncertain type of operation