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Noninfectious Wound Complications in Clean Surgery: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Association with Antibiotic Use

Uçkay, Ilker ; Agostinho, Americo ; Belaieff, Wilson ; Toutous-Trellu, Laurence ; Scherer-Pietramaggiori, Saja ; Andres, Axel ; Bernard, Louis ; Vuagnat, Hubert ; Hoffmeyer, Pierre ; Wyssa, Blaise

In: World Journal of Surgery, 2011, vol. 35, no. 5, p. 973-980

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    Titre
    • Noninfectious Wound Complications in Clean Surgery: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Association with Antibiotic Use
    Auteur
    • Uçkay, Ilker. Orthopedic Surgery Department, Geneva University Hospitals & Medical School, 4, Rue Gabrielle Perret-Gentil, 1211, Geneva 14, Switzerland
    • Agostinho, Americo. Orthopedic Surgery Department, Geneva University Hospitals & Medical School, 4, Rue Gabrielle Perret-Gentil, 1211, Geneva 14, Switzerland
    • Belaieff, Wilson. Orthopedic Surgery Department, Geneva University Hospitals & Medical School, 4, Rue Gabrielle Perret-Gentil, 1211, Geneva 14, Switzerland
    • Toutous-Trellu, Laurence. Infectious Diseases Department, Geneva University Hospitals & Medical School, Geneva, Switzerland
    • Scherer-Pietramaggiori, Saja. Orthopedic Surgery Department, Geneva University Hospitals & Medical School, 4, Rue Gabrielle Perret-Gentil, 1211, Geneva 14, Switzerland
    • Andres, Axel. Orthopedic Surgery Department, Geneva University Hospitals & Medical School, 4, Rue Gabrielle Perret-Gentil, 1211, Geneva 14, Switzerland
    • Bernard, Louis. Orthopedic Surgery Department, Geneva University Hospitals & Medical School, 4, Rue Gabrielle Perret-Gentil, 1211, Geneva 14, Switzerland
    • Vuagnat, Hubert. Wound Care Team, Geneva University Hospitals & Medical School, Geneva, Switzerland
    • Hoffmeyer, Pierre. Orthopedic Surgery Department, Geneva University Hospitals & Medical School, 4, Rue Gabrielle Perret-Gentil, 1211, Geneva 14, Switzerland
    • Wyssa, Blaise. Orthopedic Surgery Department, Geneva University Hospitals & Medical School, 4, Rue Gabrielle Perret-Gentil, 1211, Geneva 14, Switzerland
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Classification
    • Santé
    Identifiant OAI-PMH
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:318855
    Summary
    Background: Noninfectious wound complications are frequent and often are confused with and treated as infection. Methods: We assessed the epidemiology, impact, risk factors, and associations with antibiotic use of noninfectious wound complications in clean orthopedic and trauma surgery. We report a single-center, prospective, observational study in an orthopedic department. Results: Among 1,073 adult patients, 630 (59%) revealed clinically relevant postoperative noninfectious wound complications, leading to a significant prolongation of hospital stay (14 vs. 12days; Wilcoxon rank-sum test; p<0.02) compared with patients without complications. The most frequent and severe complications were discharge with dehiscence (n=437; 41%) and hematoma (n=379; 35%). Forty-seven patients (47/630; 7%) underwent reoperation for dehiscence (n=39) or hematoma (n=8). These patients made up 4.3% of the entire study population (47/1,073). In multivariate analysis, an ASA score ≥2 points, age≥60years, surgery duration for ≥90min, implant-related surgery, and poor compliance toward nurses' recommendations were pronounced risk factors for these complications, whereas antibiotic-related parameters had no influence. Staple use was significantly associated with wound discharge but not with hematoma. Conclusions: Wound complications, such as dehiscence with discharge or hematoma after clean orthopedic and trauma surgery, are frequent with an overall incidence of 60%. Although they lead to few surgical reinterventions, they prolong hospital stay by 2days. Few clinical parameters show association with wound complications. Among them, improvements of patient compliance and avoidance of staples use for skin closure are the most promising actions to decrease complication risk