For their study, researchers retrospectively studied the medical records of all children who acquired a surgical site infection within 30 days of selected procedures from 1996-2008. The age qualifier was from zero to 18 years old. In total, researchers examined more than 16,000 pediatric medical records.
Of these, 159 children (0.99 percent) developed a surgical site infection within 30 days of their procedure. Race, postoperative location, skin preparation, urinary catheter insertion, procedure duration and the use of an implantable device were the main risk factors for development of a surgical site infection. Researchers added that wound classification and antibiotic administration were not independent predictors of surgical site infection.
Read the study about surgical site infections among pediatric patients.
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