Scoring System to Predict the Risk of Surgical Site Infection in Patients with Esophageal Cancer after Esophagectomy with Cervical Anastomosis

摘要

Background: Surgical site infection (SSI) surveillance has become increasingly important during the peri-operative period of esophagectomy with cervical anastomosis (McKeown esophagectomy). This study sought to clarify the risk factors for SSI and to develop a stratification scoring system to predict SSI after esophagectomy with cervical anastomosis.