Comparison of Risk Factors in Postoperative Infection for Gastrectomy
Objective Discuss risk factors in postoperative infection for gastrectomy. Methods Clinical information of 196 gastrectomy patients was reviewed and analyzed. Infected and uninfected patients were observed in terms of age, gender, history of medical illness and the use of antibiotics before the surgery, timing, duration and method of the surgery, and whether there was transfusion of blood in the ASA classification before and during the surgery. Results The incidence of postoperative infection for the group was 13.26%. The risk factors in the postoperative infection included the ages over 60, complication of other illnesses, surgery duration of 100min or more, Ⅲ-Ⅳ ASA classification before the surgery, and blood transfusion during the surgery. Conclusions The postoperative infection for the gastrectomy was related to the age of patients, complications, ASA classification, surgery duration and blood transfusion during the surgery. But it was not significantly correlated to the gender of patients, the use of antibiotics before the surgery, timing and method of the surgery.