Surgical site infection in the Liver Transplant Program in Uruguay
High incidence of multiresistant and extremely resistant gram-negative bacilli
Keywords:
LIVER TRANSPLANTATION, SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION, PROPHYLAXIS
Abstract
Introduction: surgical site infection in liver transplant results in high morbimortality for these patients.
Objective: to learn about the incidence of surgical site infection, identify the microorganisms involved and the factors that favor it with the purpose of optimizing our prophylactic strategies.
Method: cohort study where patients with liver transplant were prospectively included in our national database. Period of study: July 14, 2009 through May 31, 2013. Statistical analysis: we used chi squared test. If the value in the contingency table was lower than or equal to 5 we used the exact Fisher test. Values p < 0,05 were considered significant.
Results: sixty-five patients underwent transplant during this period. Relative frequency accumulated for surgical site infection was 12 patients (18.46%); temporal distribution evidences incidence grew in the last 12 months during which seven episodes took place (58%) out of all surgical site infection episodes. Median time for episodes to appear was 17 days. Out of all patients with surgical site infection, 7 evidenced risk factors for multiresistant micro-organisms before transplant. Sixteen micro-organisms were isolated, 12 of them corresponded to gram-negative bacilli: (Klebsiella spp, n = 6), (Acinetobacter baumannii, n = 2), (Enterobacter cloacae, n = 1), (Aeromonas spp, n = 1), (Pseudomonas aeruginosa, n = 1), (E. coli, n = 1). In terms of their resistance profile: ten patients showed a multiresistant and extremely resistant profile.
Conclusions: one out of five patients presented surgical site infection in our center, and the incidence of gram-negative, multiresistant and extremely resistant bacilli was high.
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Prieto J, Medina Presentado JC, López Cáceres M, Scalone P, Harguindeguy M, Leites A, Etlin A, Menéndez J, Valverde M, Castelli J, Rando K, Grecco G, Abelleira M, González S, Gerona S. Surgical site infection in the Liver Transplant Program in Uruguay. Rev. Méd. Urug. [Internet]. 2014Jun.30 [cited 2024Nov.26];30(2):112-2. Available from: http://www2.rmu.org.uy/ojsrmu311/index.php/rmu/article/view/250
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