Efficacy of subcutaneous penrose drains for surgical site infections in colorectal surgery

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Apr 27, 2013 (publication date) through Nov 25, 2024

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World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

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World J Gastrointest Surg. Apr 27, 2013; 5(4): 110-114
Published online Apr 27, 2013. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v5.i4.110

Table 4 Incidence of superficial surgical site infections during the two periods n (%)

	Prior period (n = 40)	Later period (n = 75)	P value
Patients with s-SSI (high s-SSI risk group)	6/40 (15.0)	6/75 (8.0)	0.242
Patients with s-SSI (low s-SSI risk group)	2/91 (2.2)	2/76 (2.6)	0.855
Patients with s-SSI (overall)	8/131 (6.1)	8/151 (5.3)	0.770

s-SSI: Superficial surgical site infections.

Citation: Imada S, Noura S, Ohue M, Shingai T, Sueda T, Kishi K, Yamada T, Ohigashi H, Yano M, Ishikawa O. Efficacy of subcutaneous penrose drains for surgical site infections in colorectal surgery. World J Gastrointest Surg 2013; 5(4): 110-114
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v5/i4/110.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v5.i4.110