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ANNALS OF SURGERY
Volume 278, Issue 2, Pages 280-287Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000005673
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antibiotic stewardship; pediatric surgery; surgical site infection
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This study aimed to establish performance benchmarks for surgical site infection (SSI) in pediatric surgery and develop a prioritization framework for SSI prevention based on procedure-level burden. The analysis of data from 90 hospitals participating in NSQIP-Pediatric and procedural volume data from the PHIS database revealed that a small number of procedures account for a disproportionate burden of SSIs in pediatric surgery. The findings can be used to prioritize SSI prevention efforts.
Objective:To establish surgical site infection (SSI) performance benchmarks in pediatric surgery and to develop a prioritization framework for SSI prevention based on procedure-level SSI burden. Background:Contemporary epidemiology of SSI rates and event burden in elective pediatric surgery remain poorly characterized. Methods:Multicenter analysis using sampled SSI data from 90 hospitals participating in NSQIP-Pediatric and procedural volume data from the Pediatric Health Information System (PHIS) database. Procedure-level incisional and organ space SSI (OSI) rates for 17 elective procedure groups were calculated from NSQIP-Pediatric data and estimates of procedure-level SSI burden were extrapolated using procedural volume data. The relative contribution of each procedure to the cumulative sum of SSI events from all procedures was used as a prioritization framework. Results:A total of 11,689 nonemergent procedures were included. The highest incisional SSI rates were associated with gastrostomy closure (4.1%), small bowel procedures (4.0%), and gastrostomy (3.7%), while the highest OSI rates were associated with esophageal atresia/tracheoesophageal fistula repair (8.1%), colorectal procedures (1.8%), and small bowel procedures (1.5%). 66.1% of the cumulative incisional SSI burden from all procedures were attributable to 3 procedure groups (gastrostomy: 27.5%, small bowel: 22.9%, colorectal: 15.7%), and 72.8% of all OSI events were similarly attributable to 3 procedure groups (small bowel: 28.5%, colorectal: 26.0%, esophageal atresia/tracheoesophageal fistula repair: 18.4%). Conclusions:A small number of procedures account for a disproportionate burden of SSIs in pediatric surgery. The results of this analysis can be used as a prioritization framework for refocusing SSI prevention efforts where they are needed most.
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