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Male patients, open surgery linked with significant risk of infection after rotator cuff repair
Male patients and patients who underwent open or mini-open surgery had a significant risk of infection after rotator cuff repair, according to study results.
Researchers compared 14 patients who underwent rotator cuff repair and experienced an early deep postoperative wound infection to a group of 185 control patients who underwent rotator cuff repair and did not develop an infection. Researchers recorded data regarding preoperative and intraoperative risk factors for infection.
Bryan Vopat
Overall, the infection rate was 0.77%, according to results, and, in addition to treatment with intravenous antibiotics, an average of 2.1 surgical debridements were performed. Researchers found a significantly greater risk of acute postoperative infection among patients who had open or mini-open rotator cuff repair. In the infection group, 79% of patients had an open or mini-open repair vs. 28% in the control group, according to results.
Researchers also noted a significantly greater risk of acute postoperative infection among male patients, with 92% of patients in the infection group being male vs. 58% in the control group. However, results showed the odds of infection were decreased as BMI increased. – by Casey Tingle
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