Minimally invasive surgery is significantly associated with reduced odds of surgical site infections, according to a study in JAMA Surgery.
Researchers analyzed the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database. They compared patients undergoing open procedures and MIS procedures using propensity score matching.
The study found:
• Patients undergoing MIS appendectomy procedures had a 3.8 percent rate of postoperative SSIs as compared to 7 percent rate for patients undergoing open appendectomy procedures.
• Patients undergoing MIS colectomy had a 9.3 percent postoperative SSI rate versus a 15 percent rate for open colectomies.
• Patients undergoing MIS hysterectomy procedures had a 1.8 percent rate of SSIs as compared with a 3.9 percent SSI rate in open hysterectomies.
• Patients undergoing MIS radical prostatectomy had a 1 percent postoperative SSI rate versus a 2.4 percent rate for open radical prostatectomy procedures.
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