The Impact of Intraoperative Fluid Therapy and Body Temperature on Surgical Site Infection - Re-Assessment of a Randomized Trial

Sofie Kirchhoff Gundersen, Christian Sylvest Meyhoff, Jørn Wetterslev, Lars Simon Rasmussen, Lars Nannestad Jørgensen

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Abstract

Background: Use of supplemental oxygen during surgery to reduce the incidence of SSI was investigated in the PROXI trial, which found no reduced frequency of SSI. Subsequently, it has been suggested that a restrictive fluid regimen and hypothermia in some patients could explain why no beneficial effect of supplemental oxygen was found. We evaluated the association between the occurrence of SSI and two perioperative factors, volume of infused fluid and body temperature (BT). Methods: We used data from the PROXI trial including 1,386 patients undergoing laparotomy randomly assigned to receive 80% or 30% oxygen during surgery. A fluid infusion index (FII) was calculated for each patient as the volume of infused fluids/body weight/duration of surgery. Results: SSI occurred in 18.9% of the patients in the lower FII tertile group (OR=0.86; P=0.41), in 20.4% in the upper FII tertile group (OR=1.49; P=0.05), in 19.7% of the patients with hypothermia (OR=1.28; P=0.25) and in 25.0% with hyperthermia (OR=1.26; P=0.52). An increased risk of SSI (OR=3.15; P=0.01) was found in patients having both hypothermia and emergency surgery.

CONCLUSION: A trend towards an increased risk of SSI was seen in patients who received a greater volume of intravenous fluid. No association was found between BT and SSI.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftChirurgia
Vol/bind113
Udgave nummer4
Sider (fra-til)516-523
Antal sider8
ISSN1221-9118
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2018

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