Behind The Knife: The Surgery Podcast
Journal Review in Emergency General Surgery: Surgical Site Complications
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 0:25:25
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Synopsis
The dreaded Surgical Site Complications! Join Drs. Ashlie Nadler, Jordan Nantais and Graham Skelhorne-Gross from our Emergency General Surgery Team as they discuss surgical site complications and prevention techniques. Paper 1: Arnold et. al. (2019) Not a Routine Case, Why Expect the Routine Outcome? Quantifying the Infectious Burden of Emergency General Surgery Using the NSQIP. American Surgeon - NSQIP database 2005-2016 (>800,000 patients) including open/laparoscopic cholecystectomies, ventral hernia repairs, and partial colectomies - Comparing outcomes in emergent vs elective cases - Primary outcome: aggregate of SSIs which includes wound disruption, superficial SSI, deep SSI, and organ space SSI - Results: -- ↑SSI in the emergency group (5.3% vs 3.6%) -- When controlling for multiple variables, emergency surgery associated with more SSIs (OR 1.15). Paper 2: Lakhani et. al. (2022) Prophylactic negative pressure wound dressings reduces wound complications following emergency laparotomies: A sys