OBJECTIVE: To determine the incidence of and risk factors for surgical site infections in general practice. DESIGN: Prospective, observational study of patients presenting for minor excisions. SETTING: Primary care in a regional centre, Queensland, October 2004 to May 2005. PARTICIPANTS: 857 patients were assessed for infection. RESULTS: The overall incidence of infection was 8.6% (95% CI, 3.5%-13.8%). Excisions from lower legs and feet (P = 0.009) or thighs (P = 0.005), excisions of basal cell carcinoma (P = 0.006) or squamous cell carcinoma (P = 0.002), and diabetes (P < 0.001) were independent risk factors for wound infection. CONCLUSION: Our results indicate the high-risk groups for surgery in a general practice setting, such as people with diabetes and those undergoing excision of a non-melanocytic skin cancer or excision from a lower limb. Recognition of these groups could encourage more judicial use of prophylactic antibiotics and use of other interventions aimed at reducing infection rates.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the incidence of and risk factors for surgical site infections in general practice. DESIGN: Prospective, observational study of patients presenting for minor excisions. SETTING: Primary care in a regional centre, Queensland, October 2004 to May 2005. PARTICIPANTS: 857 patients were assessed for infection. RESULTS: The overall incidence of infection was 8.6% (95% CI, 3.5%-13.8%). Excisions from lower legs and feet (P = 0.009) or thighs (P = 0.005), excisions of basal cell carcinoma (P = 0.006) or squamous cell carcinoma (P = 0.002), and diabetes (P < 0.001) were independent risk factors for wound infection. CONCLUSION: Our results indicate the high-risk groups for surgery in a general practice setting, such as people with diabetes and those undergoing excision of a non-melanocytic skin cancer or excision from a lower limb. Recognition of these groups could encourage more judicial use of prophylactic antibiotics and use of other interventions aimed at reducing infection rates.
Authors: Robert H Brophy; Rick W Wright; Laura J Huston; Samuel K Nwosu; Kurt P Spindler Journal: J Bone Joint Surg Am Date: 2015-03-18 Impact factor: 5.284
Authors: C F Heal; D Charles; A Hardy; M Delpachitra; J Banks; M Wohlfahrt; Sabine Saednia; P Buettner Journal: BMJ Open Date: 2016-07-07 Impact factor: 2.692
Authors: Clare F Heal; Petra G Buettner; Robert Cruickshank; David Graham; Sheldon Browning; Jayne Pendergast; Herwig Drobetz; Robert Gluer; Carl Lisec Journal: BMJ Date: 2009-01-15