Risk Factors for Surgical Site Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients

• Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology Vol. 29; no. 8; pp. 771 - 773
• Main Authors: Menezes, Fernando G., Wey, Sérgio B., Peres, Clóvis A., Medina-Pestana, José O., Camargo, Luis Fernando A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Thorofare, NJ The University of Chicago Press 01-08-2008; Slack
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Biological and medical sciences; Body mass index; Brazil - epidemiology; Case-Control Studies; Child; Child, Preschool; Chronic kidney failure; Concise Communication; Delayed graft function; Female; General aspects; Hospital Bed Capacity, under 100; Human infectious diseases. Experimental studies and models; Humans; Incidence; Infections; Infectious diseases; Kidney Transplantation - adverse effects; Kidneys; Lymphoceles; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Miscellaneous; Nursing; Operating rooms; Predisposing factors; Public health. Hygiene; Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine; Quality of life; Risk Factors; Surgical Wound Infection - epidemiology; Surgical Wound Infection - etiology; Surgical Wound Infection - physiopathology; Transplantation; Brazil; Surgical wound; Nosocomial infection; Treatment; Surgery; Risk factor; Graft; Transplantation; Homotransplantation; Kidney; Public health
• ISSN: 0899-823X; 1559-6834
• DOI: 10.1086/589725

We analyzed the epidemiologic characteristics and risk factors for surgical site infection (SSI) in kidney transplant recipients. From among 1,939 kidney transplant recipients, 120 with corresponding control subjects were evaluated in this study (1:1 ratio). Reoperation, chronic glomerulonephritis, acute graft rejection, delayed graft function, diabetes, and high body mass index were identified in the analysis as risk factors for SSI.