Ability of minimally invasive surgery to decrease incisional surgical site infection occurrence in patients with colorectal cancer and other gastroenterological malignancies

BackgroundSurgical site infection (SSI) is one of the most important complications of surgery for gastroenterological malignancies because it leads to a prolonged postoperative hospital stay and increased inpatient costs. Furthermore, SSI can delay the initiation of postoperative treatments, includi...

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Main Authors: Takehito Yamamoto, Mami Yoshitomi, Yoshiki Oshimo, Yuta Nishikawa, Koji Hisano, Kenzo Nakano, Takayuki Kawai, Yoshihisa Okuchi, Kohta Iguchi, Eiji Tanaka, Meiki Fukuda, Kojiro Taura, Hiroaki Terajima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2023.1150460/full