HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association
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Multicenter Study
Predictors of surgical site infection after liver resection: a multicentre analysis using National Surgical Quality Improvement Program data.
Postoperative infections are frequent complications after liver resection and have significant impact on length of stay, morbidity and mortality. Surgical site infection (SSI) is the most common nosocomial infection in surgical patients, accounting for 38% of all such infections. ⋯ These findings may contribute towards the identification of patients at risk for SSI and the development of strategies to reduce the incidence of SSI and subsequent costs after liver resection.