Wound infection and skin consistency in aged patient with gastrectomy

摘要

Background: Surgical site infection is one of the most important postoperative complications in aged patients with gastrointestinal surgery. Many pre and post operative conditions were listed of significant risk factors. The preoperative condition of the surgical site skin was not noticed as the risk factor of infection. In current report, we measured the skin consistency during the operation and evaluate the relationship between the consistency and wound infection in patients with gastrectomy.