• Pediatr Crit Care Me · May 2005

    Review

    Pediatric surgical site and soft tissue infections.

    • Jeffrey S Upperman, Robert L Sheridan, and John Marshall.
    • Division of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
    • Pediatr Crit Care Me. 2005 May 1; 6 (3 Suppl): S36-41.

    ObjectiveThe purpose of this review is to provide background and a concise set of definitions for pediatric surgical site and wound infections.DesignThe information discussed in this report is derived from a literature review and discussion at an international consensus conference on pediatric sepsis.Measurements And Main ResultsThere is a paucity of literature on pediatric surgical site and wound infection definitions. Excluding burn wounds, surgical site and wound infections rarely lead to overwhelming sepsis. Nevertheless, surgical site or wound infections including pressure ulcers can lead to significant morbidity in the pediatric critical care setting.ConclusionsAlthough surgical site and wound infections rarely lead to intensive care unit admissions, definitions are still valuable for stratifying potential candidates for sepsis trials.

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