Prior inpatient admission increases the risk of post-operative infection in hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery.
- Published 2015 in HPB : the official journal of the International…
Abstract
BACKGROUND
Hepatobiliary and pancreatic (HPB) operations have a high incidence of post-operative nosocomial infections. The aim of the present study was to determine whether hospitalization up to 1 year before HPB surgery is associated with an increased risk of post-operative infection, surgical-site infection (SSI) and infection resistant to surgical… (More)
