Surgical Site Infections Following Colorectal Surgery in Patients with Diabetes: Association with Postoperative Hyperglycemia

[1] Neumayer L(2007)Multivariable predictors of postoperative surgical site infection after general and vascular surgery: results from the patient safety in surgery study J Am Coll Surg 204 1178-1187

[2] Hosokawa P(2004)Wound infection after elective colorectal resection Ann Surg 239 599-605

[3] Itani K(2006)Surgical site infection following bowel surgery: a retrospective analysis of 1446 patients Arch Surg 141 1014-1018

[4] El-Tamer M(2007)Financial impact of failing to prevent surgical site infections Qual Manag Health Care 16 219-225

[5] Henderson WG(2007)Efficacy of protocol implementation on incidence of wound infection in colorectal operations J Am Coll Surg 205 432-438

[6] Khuri SF(2008)Implementation of quality measures to reduce surgical site infection in colorectal patients Dis Colon Rectum 51 1004-1009

[7] Smith RL(2004)Effect of hyperglycemia and continuous intravenous insulin infusions on outcomes of cardiac surgical procedures: the Portland Diabetic Project Endocr Pract 10 21-33

[8] Bohl JK(2001)Intensive insulin therapy in critically ill patients N Engl J Med 345 1359-1367

[9] McElearney ST(2001)The association of diabetes and glucose control with surgical-site infections among cardiothoracic surgery patients Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 22 607-612

[10] Friel CM(2003)Outcome benefit of intensive insulin therapy in the critically ill: Insulin dose versus glycemic control Crit Care Med 31 359-366

[1] Neumayer L(2007)Multivariable predictors of postoperative surgical site infection after general and vascular surgery: results from the patient safety in surgery study J Am Coll Surg 204 1178-1187

[2] Hosokawa P(2004)Wound infection after elective colorectal resection Ann Surg 239 599-605

[3] Itani K(2006)Surgical site infection following bowel surgery: a retrospective analysis of 1446 patients Arch Surg 141 1014-1018

[4] El-Tamer M(2007)Financial impact of failing to prevent surgical site infections Qual Manag Health Care 16 219-225

[5] Henderson WG(2007)Efficacy of protocol implementation on incidence of wound infection in colorectal operations J Am Coll Surg 205 432-438

[6] Khuri SF(2008)Implementation of quality measures to reduce surgical site infection in colorectal patients Dis Colon Rectum 51 1004-1009

[7] Smith RL(2004)Effect of hyperglycemia and continuous intravenous insulin infusions on outcomes of cardiac surgical procedures: the Portland Diabetic Project Endocr Pract 10 21-33

[8] Bohl JK(2001)Intensive insulin therapy in critically ill patients N Engl J Med 345 1359-1367

[9] McElearney ST(2001)The association of diabetes and glucose control with surgical-site infections among cardiothoracic surgery patients Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 22 607-612

[10] Friel CM(2003)Outcome benefit of intensive insulin therapy in the critically ill: Insulin dose versus glycemic control Crit Care Med 31 359-366