%0 Journal Article
%T Efficacy of subcutaneous penrose drains for surgical site infections in colorectal surgery
%A Shinya Imada
%A Shingo Noura
%A Masayuki Ohue
%A Tatsushi Shingai
%J World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
%D 2013
%I Baishideng Publishing Group Co. Limited
%R 10.4240/wjgs.v5.i4.110
%X AIM: To investigate whether a subcutaneous penrose drain would decrease the superficial surgical site infection (s-SSI) rate in elective colorectal surgery. METHODS: This is a comparative study of the historical control type. Intervention consisted of the use of penrose drain in elective open colorectal surgical wounds. The outcome was an incidence of s-SSI. The patients were risk stratified according to the depth of subcutaneous tissue. RESULTS: There were 131 patients (40 patients with high s-SSI risk) in the prior period (from July 2008 to June 2009, when no penrose drains were inserted) and 151 patients (75 patients with high s-SSI risk) in the latter period (from June 2010 to November 2011, when penrose drains were inserted). The overall s-SSI rate was 6.1% and 5.3% during the two periods (P = 0.770), and the s-SSI rate in the high s-SSI risk group was 15.0% and 8.0% (P = 0.242). CONCLUSION: Although penrose drain was not observed to significantly reduce s-SSI, there tended to be a reduced risk of s-SSI in the high s-SSI risk group.
%K Surgical site infections
%K Subcutaneous penrose drains
%K Colorectal surgery
%K Open surgery
%K Subcutaneous tissue
%U http://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v5/i4/110.htm