A case-control study of risk factors for wound infection in a colorectal unit.

The observed trend for small bowel surgery illustrates that inpatient and readmission SSI incidence have been increasing but this did not reach statistical significance ( p =0.088). 2 Postoperative wound infections affect the health system financially as each patient with an SSI requires an extra 6.5 days in hospital, increasing healthcare costs to between £814 and £6,626, depending on the type of surgery and the severity of the infection. 3 – 5 In the era of enhanced recovery, wound infections are an important complication impeding patient discharge and expending valuable resources.

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