TY - JOUR
T1 - Risk Factors for Surgical Site Infection in the Undeserved Population after Ventral Hernia Repair
T2 - A 3936 Patient Single-Center Study Using National Surgical Quality Improvement Project
AU - Romero-Velez, Gustavo
AU - Lima, Diego L.
AU - Pereira, Xavier
AU - Farber, Benjamin A.
AU - Friedmann, Patricia
AU - Malcher, Flavio
AU - Sreeramoju, Prashanth
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Copyright 2022, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers 2022.
PY - 2022/9/1
Y1 - 2022/9/1
N2 - Background: Ventral hernia repair (VHR) is one of the most common surgical procedures performed in the United States. Surgical site infections (SSI) carry significant morbidity for the patient and pose a very challenging problem for the surgeon, associated with up to 6.6% of cases. Thus, surgeons should be well versed in the risk factors implicated in SSI after VHR. Given the high burden of diabetes, obesity, and smoking in our patient population, we sought to study the rate of SSI and the risk factors that led to SSI in our population. Study Design: This is a retrospective study using the American College of Surgeons-National Surgical Quality Improvement Project (ACS-NSQIP) database for the years 2014-2019. We identified patients who underwent VHR at a single institution in the Bronx, New York. The rate of SSI was calculated, and then, risk factors for SSI were identified using logistic regression analysis. Results: A total of 3936 patients underwent VHR. Incisional hernias made up 41% of the cohort, and there were 37.4% laparoscopic repairs. During the 30-day follow-up, SSI was identified in 101 patients (2.6%). Factors associated with SSI include emergent surgery (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 2.57), body mass index >35 kg/m2 (aOR = 2.38), insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (aOR = 2.36), and incisional hernia (aOR = 1.81). In addition, a laparoscopic approach was found to be a protective factor (aOR = 0.43, 95% confidence interval 0.25-0.75). Surprisingly, different from other studies, smoking cigarettes was not associated with SSI in our cohort. Conclusions: The rate of SSI after VHR in our institution is 2.6%, which is within that reported in the literature. Most of the variables associated with SSI are modifiable and are similar to those previously reported. Laparoscopic repairs appear to be protective for its occurrence.
AB - Background: Ventral hernia repair (VHR) is one of the most common surgical procedures performed in the United States. Surgical site infections (SSI) carry significant morbidity for the patient and pose a very challenging problem for the surgeon, associated with up to 6.6% of cases. Thus, surgeons should be well versed in the risk factors implicated in SSI after VHR. Given the high burden of diabetes, obesity, and smoking in our patient population, we sought to study the rate of SSI and the risk factors that led to SSI in our population. Study Design: This is a retrospective study using the American College of Surgeons-National Surgical Quality Improvement Project (ACS-NSQIP) database for the years 2014-2019. We identified patients who underwent VHR at a single institution in the Bronx, New York. The rate of SSI was calculated, and then, risk factors for SSI were identified using logistic regression analysis. Results: A total of 3936 patients underwent VHR. Incisional hernias made up 41% of the cohort, and there were 37.4% laparoscopic repairs. During the 30-day follow-up, SSI was identified in 101 patients (2.6%). Factors associated with SSI include emergent surgery (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 2.57), body mass index >35 kg/m2 (aOR = 2.38), insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (aOR = 2.36), and incisional hernia (aOR = 1.81). In addition, a laparoscopic approach was found to be a protective factor (aOR = 0.43, 95% confidence interval 0.25-0.75). Surprisingly, different from other studies, smoking cigarettes was not associated with SSI in our cohort. Conclusions: The rate of SSI after VHR in our institution is 2.6%, which is within that reported in the literature. Most of the variables associated with SSI are modifiable and are similar to those previously reported. Laparoscopic repairs appear to be protective for its occurrence.
KW - NSQIP
KW - hernia
KW - postoperative complication
KW - surgical site infection
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U2 - 10.1089/lap.2021.0856
DO - 10.1089/lap.2021.0856
M3 - Article
C2 - 35319294
AN - SCOPUS:85138128718
SN - 1092-6429
VL - 32
SP - 948
EP - 954
JO - Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques
JF - Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques
IS - 9
ER -