Abdominal Surgical Site Infection Incidence and Risk Factors in a Mexican Population.

Objective: To investigate possible predictors and prevalence of surgical site infections (SSIs) in a group of Mexican patients who underwent open abdominal surgery.

Methods: This retrospective study included all patients (N = 755) who underwent elective or emergency open abdominal surgeries from October 2011 to March 2012.

Main Outcome Measure: Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics were collected through preoperative and postoperative examinations by the infection surveillance team.