Risk Factors for Surgical Site Infections in Patients Undergoing Emergency Surgery: A Single-centre Experience.

Background/aim: Surgical site infections (SSI) are associated with increased morbidity and mortality, and they occur more frequently during unplanned emergency surgical (ES) procedures rather than elective. Our aim was to determine the incidence of SSI within our ES cohort and to identify risk factors for SSI.

Patients And Methods: Data from consecutive patients undergoing ES in a single institution during a 5-year period were prospectively collected and analyzed.

Management of blunt hepatic and splenic injuries (grade ≤ III) in patients receiving antithrombotic therapy.

Background: Non-operative management (NOM) may be particularly challenging in patients receiving synchronous antithrombotic therapy (AT). The current study examined the feasibility of NOM in patients under AT who sustained blunt splenic or hepatic injuries.

Methods: We analyzed the results of a 5-year (2010-2014) pre-decided treatment protocol, including 15 patients under AT who were treated for splenic and/or hepatic injuries at our institution.