Surgical Site Infections: Predisposing factors and Prevention

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Surgical Site Infections: Predisposing factors and Prevention
Murtaza Mustafa,HM,Iftikhar,S.Hamed,EM.IIIzam,AM.Sharifa,T.Win
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Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UniversitySabah,Malaysia,Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
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Clinic Family Planning Association,KotaKinabalu,Sabah,Malaysia.
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Quality Unit,Hospital Queen Elizabeth,Kota Kinabalu,Sabah,Malaysia.
Abstract:Despite medical advancements Surgical site infections (SSIs) remain important clinical problem
worldwide and heavy financial burden on healthcare. Wound infection occurs after surgery depends on patient
related factors, procedure related factor, microbial factor, and perioperative antimicrobial prophylaxis.
Operative wound are classified as clean wound, clean contaminated, contaminated, and dirty infected wound.
Frequently isolated pathogens include Staphylococcus aureus,coagulase negative Staphylococcus,MRSA,CA-
MRSA(community acquired methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus),multidrug resistant pathogens and
anaerobic bacilli. Use of known prophylaxis measure is the best practice. Supplement oxygen may be useful.
Intensive glucose control can lead to reduction in deep wound infection in diabetic patients. Prophylactic
antibiotic must ensure that tissue concentrations remain well above the MIC values. CDC recommendations on
prophylactic antibiotic dosing are beneficial. Noble perception that all SSIs are preventable is unrealistic
andincorrect, given the presence of many risk factors.
Keywords: Surgical site infections. Risk factors, Prevention, Antibiotic prophylaxis,
I. Introduction
Surgical site infections (SSIs) are defined as infections occurring up to 30 days after surgery, and
affecting either the incision or deep tissue at the operation site[1].SSIs are common nosocomial infections
worldwide. National Center for Health Statistics and National Healthcare Safety Network(NHISN) suggests that
between 25,000 and one million SSIs complicate the approximately 26.6 million inpatient surgical procedures
performed annually in the Unites States[2,3].The impact of SSIs in the United States alone has been estimated to
be 3.7 million excess hospital days and 1.6 billion in excess costs[4].Whether the a wound infection occurs after
surgery depends on a complex interaction between (a) patient related factors(e.g,. host immunity, nutritional
status, the presence or absence of diabetes)(b)procedure related factors(e.g. Implantation of foreign bodies,
degree of trauma to host tissues);(c) microbial factors(tissue adherence and invasion);and(d)perioperative
antimicrobial prophylaxis[5].Classification of the operative wound include clean wound(class1),clean
contaminated wound(class 11),contaminated wound(class 111),and dirty infected wound(class iv)[6].The
patient’s endogenous skin flora, with gram positive organisms in general, and staphylococcal species, in
particular, are the predominant cause of incisional infections of clean surgical procedures[7].Over the past
decade with the emergence of various multidrug- resistant pathogens particularly CA-MRSA(community
acquired methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus) are noted in doubling in prevalence of MRSA SSIs from
2000 to 2005[8].Wolcott and colleagues conclude that the high prevalence of anaerobic bacilli and the
overwhelming predominance of two previously uncharacterizedBacteroidessuggest that such bacteria may be a
leading contributor to such infections(SSIs)[9].Preoperative prophylactic antibiotics should be utilized according
to the classification of the surgical wound. Prophylactic antibiotics are unnecessary in clean laparoscopic
procedures, such as antireflux surgery, adrenalectomy, and splenectomy [10].Prevention of SSIs include,
utilizing known infection prophylaxis measures is best surgical practice and much more preferable than dealing
with the morbidity of surgical-site infection[11].Preoperative interventions that may reduce SSIs include
preoperative antiseptic showering and clipping rather than shaving hair at the operative site[11].Paper reviews
the current literature and predisposing factors and prevention of SSIs.
II. Predisposing factors
Patients with increased predisposing (risk)factors. The hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory
Committee of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published guidelines for the prevention of
surgical-site infections in 1999.Both patient and operation characteristics were examined to determine risk
factors (predisposing factors) and prevention measures pertinent to SSI.The patient characteristics found to
possibly increase the risk of SSI including diabetes, nicotine use, steroid use malnutrition, prolonged
preoperative hospital stay, preoperative nares colonization with Staphylococcus aureus,and perioperative
transfusion. In addition, older age, obesity, remote body site infection, and systematic immunocompromised
may increase risk of SSI[6,1,12].

Diabetes mellitus has often been noted as a risk factor for SSI,acute fluctuation in glucose control may also be
important. In a prospective study of 1000 cardiothoracic surgery patients, hyperglycemia (serum glucose >200
mg/dL.) in the 48 hours post procedure were associated with 102% increase in the risk for wound infection
[13].Risk also increased incrementally with further elevations in glucose, however, the degree of long-term
glucose(as measured by glycosylated hemoglobin levels at time of surgery) did not impact infection risk. As a
result of this and similar studies, intensive glucose control during the perioperative period among cardiac
surgical patients is now considered a basic SSI prevention practice [14].
Advance age in adults has been noted as a risk factor for SSI;however questions often arise as to
whether age serves simply as a marker for underlying illness or whether immunosenescence associated with
advance leads to an increased link of infection. In contrast a recent study of greater than 72,000 surgical patients
found that, after adjustment for hospital type, procedure type, and duration, wound class, and American Society
Anesthesiologists (ASA) score, the risk of SSI decreased with advance age(decrease of 1.1%/ year as patient age
increased[15].
Surgical procedure factors.Surgical procedure itself can lead to increased risk factor for SSI.Breaks in
the sterile technique during the procedure, failure or incomplete preparation of the skin with antiseptic cleansers,
improper ventilation of the operating suite, and use of flash (i.e., emergent/immediate) sterilization of surgical
instruments[16],can all contribute the development of of SSI.The rate of contamination of sterile instrument
trays correlat4s with the duration such trays are left exposed and uncovered [17].Increased traffic in the
operating room(0R)may lead to increased bacterial shedding and airborne contamination. At study of nearly
3000 surgical procedures noted a fourfold increase in SSI frequency between surgical cases with 0 to 8 people
entering the 0R during the case and those more than 17 people in the room [18].While this finding was not
significant in multivariate analysis, it seems prudent that 0R traffic be minimized as a part of good surgical
practice. The method of hair removal is important, as shaving with a razor (vs. use of clippers or no hair removal
at all) leaves small micro abrasions around the operating site that may harbor bacteria. Finally, failure to
administer prophylactic antibiotics) correct dose, correct timing prior to incision) is a major factor in in the
development of SSI[5]..
Patient risk factor evaluation.Manyrisk factors for infection are unrelated; hence a patient with one risk
factor is also likely to have others. Methods to ascertain an individual’s overall risk for the development of an
SSI have been devised to account for the multiple factors involved in the pathogenesis of wound infections.
Developed and tested on more than 58,000 patients during the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Study on the Efficacy of Nosocomial Infection Control(SENIC),one each index takes into account the
traditional(evaluation)assessment of the level of wound contamination together with three patient-and
procedure related risk factors[19].Undergoing an operation involving the abdomen, having a procedure lasting
longer than two hours, and the presence of three or more discharge diagnosis(as a surrogate for identifying the
complicating patient) were all independent risk factors for a wound infection. Their inclusions with the
traditional wound classification system predicted the risk of wound infection twice as well as the wound
classification system [5].
This model has been modified further, resulting in the National Nosocomial Infection Surveillance
system(NNIS)risk index which includes the three following variables:(1) a patient with an ASA postoperative
assessment score of 3,4,or 5;(2) an operation classified as contaminated or dirty-infected; and(3)an operation
lasting longer than T hours where T refers to the 75th
percentile duration for the specific procedure[20,21].Use
of laparoscopic has been found to reduce the rates of SSIs in selected surgical populations(all patients
undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy and colonic surgery regardless of risk and those with no risk factors
for infection[NNIS) score of 0 undergoing laparoscopic appendectomy or gastric surgery)Laparoscopic use has
therefore been added to the NNIS index for these patients subgroups[3].Risk assessment using such indices has
allowed detailed stratified descriptions of procedure-specific SSI rates to be generated over the past
decade[3].Even with the improvement in risk assessment afforded by these indices, critics have noted that for
some procedures, such as cesarean section and various neuro-surgical procedures, the NNIS index may not
adequately stratify risk. Therefore, further modification of risk assessment tools for SSI will need to occur in
order to accurately stratify postsurgical infection risk, particularly in the new era of public reporting and inter-
facility comparison of infection rate [22].
III.Prevention
Utilizing known infection prophylaxis measures is best surgical practice and much more preferable
than dealing with the morbidity of surgical site infection. The majority of the published literature reports on the
use of prophylactic antibiotics in open surgery. Nevertheless, prevention of surgical site infection in
laparoscopic procedures is very similar to that of open surgery. In addition to prophylactic antibiotic
administration, a variety of interventions specifically address prevention of surgical site-infection in laparoscopy
[11].

The admirable goal, increasingly noted perception that all SSIs are preventable is unrealistic and
incorrect, given the presence of many risk factors.( e.g. patient risk factors, and surgical procedures).that are
largely unalterable(such as patient comorbid diseases and obesity).That said, the goal should be to eliminated all
potential preventable infections through the use of evidenced –based processes. Many interventions have been
put into practice over the past century to reduce the risk of SSI. These interventions can be grouped into two
major categories. The first line of defense involves measures that reduce bacterial inoculation into the wound
site. These include familiar rituals such as the application of antiseptics to the skin of patient, the washing and
gloving of surgeon’s hands, the use of sterile drapers, strict adherence to sterile techniques, airflow control, and
use of sterile gowns, caps, and masks by operating room personnel[5].
Efforts to reduce patient colonization with staphylococci may also be of benefit. A randomized,
placebo-controlled trial found that mupirocin applied to the nares of patients undergoing elective cardiothoracic,
neurosurgical, oncology, gynecologic and general procedures beginning on the day prior to surgery and
continued for up to 5 consecutive days resulting in S.aureus nosocomial infections from 7.7% to 4 % in those
with preoperative carriage of S.aureus.However,the rates of nosocomial and specifically ,SSIs in all patients,
regardless of S.aureus carriage status, were not reduced with mupirocin[23].Preoperative showering with a
solution containing chlorhexidine suppresses bacterial colonization of the skin ,however a meta-analysis of six
trials encompassing more than 10,000 patients did not find a significant impact of chlorhexidine showering on
SSI rates[24].Such findings may be due to the removal of chlorhexidine during or soon after showering, which
may minimize chlorhexidine’s beneficial quality of prolonged bacterial killing[5].For preoperative hair removal
methods that do not cause abrasions, such as clippers or depilatories,are preferred[25].This recommendation is
supported by a large randomized trial of1,013 patients in which SSI occurred in 3.2 % of patients following hair
removal with clippers the morning of surgery versus 10.% in those who underwent day-of-surgery shaving with
a razor[26].Although some recommendations advocate no preoperative hair removal[6]Heath Dorion and
colleagues content that preoperative interventions that reduce SSI include preoperative antiseptic showering and
clipping rather than shaving hair at the operative site [11].There is minimal evidence to support an increased risk
of wound infection with hair removal by clippers or depilatories on the morning of surgery as compared with no
hair removal[25].Drains and intravascular devices should be removed as quickly as possible to avoid the risk of
direct andhematogenous seeding of the operating site[5].
The second major class of prevention measures is directed toward improving host containment and
elimination of bacteria that have circumvented the front line of defense and have been inoculated into the
wound. Most authorities have emphasized that the single most important factor in preventing wound infection is
surgical technique. Gentle handling of wound tissues, avoidance of dead space, devitalized tissues, and
hematomas, and careful approximation of tissue planes are believed to be critical in maintaining an infection-
free incision. Goodsurgical technique along with minimizing hypothermia and use of vasoconstrictive
medications help to improve tissue perfusion and oxygenation, thereby improving the delivery and function of
neutrophils [5].
In colorectal surgery, active measures to maintain normothermia during surgery have been associated
with a reduction in SSI compared to patients allowed to experience routine mild perioperative
hypothermia[27].The role of hypoxia prevention, however is somewhat unclear in colorectal patients,
administration of supplemental oxygen(fraction of inspired oxygen[F102]80%) resulted in significantly lower
SSI rates(5.2 % vs 11.2 % in those receiving 30% F1 02),[28].A secondrandomized, double blind-trial of
patients undergoing major intra-abdominal surgical procedures randomized to receive either 80% or 35 % F1 02
intraoperatively, however, found the incidence of infection was significantly higher in those patients who
received the higher oxygen concentration(25.0% in those 80 % F102 group vs 11.3 % in the 35 % F1 02
group)[29].A third study in colorectal surgical patients, noted reduction of in SSI risk with 80% F102(11.4% vs
24.4 % in the group receiving 30 % F102[30].Pooling the data from these three studies results in relative
reduction in SSI of 24 % when 80 % F102 is used. Although this does not reach significant statistical
significance, these data when coupled with pathophysiologic rationale for preventing hypoxia of the wound bed,
suggest that use of supplemental oxygen may be beneficial [31].
Intensive glucose control via continuous insulin infusion (CII) targeted to maintain glucose levels, less
than 200mgmdL during the perioperative period(lasting through the second post-operative day) has been shown
to reduce SSI in cardiac surgery patients, when compared in a study of more than2,400 diabetic patients,
intensive glucose control with CII led to a reduction in the incidence of deep wound infection in diabetic cardiac
surgery patients from 2.0% to 0.8 %(P=0.1)Although only studied in cardiac surgical patients, the
pathophysiologic effects of hyperglycemia on wound healing and immune function should not differ for other
patients. Thus, it the author’s opinion [5] that the benefit of strict glucose control to prevent SSIs should
translate to other surgical procedures. Avoiding malnourishment also may reduce the risk of postoperative
infection [32-34].Conversely, investigations of mechanisms to directly the host immune system (administration
of granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor, exclusive use of autologous blood transfusions or

administration of histamine type 2[H2] receptor antagonist) are either too preliminary or no inconclusive to
provide for clinical practice[35-37].
Antibiotic prophylaxis.Preoperative prophylactic antibiotics should be utilized according to the
classification of the surgical wound. Prophylactic antibiotics are unnecessary in clean laparoscopic procedures,
such as antirefluxsurgery,adrenalectomy,and splenectomy.Interestingly, evidence is not sufficient to determine
whether the use of antibiotics for laparoscopic procedures utilizing mesh prostheses reduces the incidence of
mesh infection [38]..
The in vivo interaction between inoculated bacteria and prophylactically administered antibiotic is one
of the most important determinations of the fate of the wound. For example, without antibiotic prophylaxis the
reported risk of developing a S.aureus SSI after cardiac surgery is 21 % to 44 % an incidence that approximates
the frequency of skin/nares colonization with S.aureus.[39].Every effort should be made to ensure that adequate
antibiotic levels are maintained above the minimum inhibitory concentration(MIC) of the pathogens concern
throughout the surgical procedure.IN cardiothoracic procedures in particular, the use of cardiopulmonary bypass
can dramatically reduce serum vancomycin levels as a result of alterations in drug clearance and volume of
distribution, potentially placing the wound at increased risk for infection[40].In contrast, cephalosporin levels
tend to fall at a slower rate during bypass periods. Understanding the pharmacokinetics of the various
antimicrobials used in perioperative prophylaxis is therefore vital to ensure adequate antibiotic levels at surgical
wound site during the entire procedure. The efficacy of perioperative prophylaxis in preventing SSI after many
surgical procedures is unquestioned. Not only have the benefits of early administration been duplicated by
numerous investigators using different animal models, different pathogens, and different antibiotics, literally
hundreds of clinical trials have verified the efficacy of perioperative antibiotics [.5].
CDC recommendations on prophylactic antibioticdosing.CDC recommends that antibiotic
prophylaxis be used for all clean-contaminated procedures and certain clean procedures (i.e., those in which
intravascular prosthetic material or a prosthetic joint will inserted and those in which an incisional or
organ/space SSI would pose catastrophic risk[6].Dirty or contaminated procedures usually do not require
antimicrobial prophylaxis because patients undergoing these procedures are already on targeted antimicrobial
therapy for established infections; however if the treatment regimen does not adequately cover all pathogens of
concern, consideration should be given to providing additional prophylaxis (i.e.,in a procedure with a high
incidence of MRSA SSI, additional prophylaxis with vancomycin may be warranted if treatment regimen does
not include coverage against MRSA)[41].
The keys in selecting and appropriate prophylactic antibiotic regimen include consideration of patient’s
allergies and antimicrobial costs, knowledge of the ecology of local nosocomial wound pathogens, consideration
of antibiotic penetration into the specific surgical site tissue, and assurance of appropriate antibiotic dosing and
delivery. Based on prospective studies of antibiotic prophylaxis, prophylactic regimens have been recommended
for awide variety of surgical procedures [42, 43], and many acceptable combinations of antibiotic prophylaxis
have been used. Thecephalosporin’s have traditionally been the drugs of choice for the vast majority of
operative procedures [6].It should not be presumed that cephalosporin’s will remain prophylactic agents of
choice. Various classes of antibiotics have been shown to differ appreciably in activity against bacteria in the
stationary phase of growth, post antibiotic effect, diffusibility into devitalized tissues or fibrin clots, resistance to
enzymatic degradation, activity within abscesses, and penetration of and activity within neutrophils that may
have ingested but be unable to wound bacteria. Each of these variables may affect the efficacy of an agent used
for prophylaxis, and it is likely that preferred prophylactic regimens will change over time in response to an
improved understanding of the pathophysiology of infection and to antimicrobial resistance among wound
pathogens [5].
In particular, the emergence of CA-MRSA as a cause of SSI has clouded the issue of appropriate
antimicrobial prophylaxis [44].Current recommendation suggest consideration of using vancomycin as empiric
therapy for the treatment and prophylaxis of presumptive staphylococcal infection when the local rates of
MRSA are high however, the exact threshold at which vancomycin use should occur has not been clearly
defined. Routine administration of vancomycin for surgical prophylaxis has been a controversial proposal. A
randomized trial of 855 cardiac surgical patients comparing routine use of vancomycin versus cefazolin for
prophylaxis noted that, while the rate of MRSA SSI was higher in the cefazolin group, those received
vancomycin had higher rate of methicillin –sensitive S.aureusSSI.Thus, there was there was no significant
difference in overall SSI rates between the two groups[45].An interrupted time series analysis of more than
6,000 cardiac surgery patients,however, found that no coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) patients, follow a
switch from cefazolin to vancomycin, the monthly SSI rates decreased by 2.1 per 100 procedures, particularly
due to a decrease in SSI due to vancomycin-sensitive pathogens(i.e.,MRSA)[46].
Timing and duration of antibiotic prophylaxis.Except in elective colonic surgical procedures in
which oral antibiotics must be administered several hours before the procedure, the initial dose of systematic
antibiotics must be administered in a timely fashion so that antibiotic levels in the tissue at time of the incision

are adequate. Administration too early before or after the time of incision will result in suboptimal tissue levels,
and potentially increased risk of postoperative wound infection. Guidelines and studies vary somewhat on the
exact timing ranging from 2 hours to no more than 30 minutes before incision. The SCIP quality improvement
project defines appropriately timed antibiotic prophylaxis as delivery of antibiotic within 1 hour prior to incision
with the exception that vancomycin and fluoroquinolones should be given within 2 hours prior to incision
because of the need for longer fusion time. This definition has become widely used as a metric that indicates
delivery of standard, high-quality surgical care [14].As critical as providing an appropriate timed initial dose of
antibiotic is ensuring that tissue concentrations remains well above the MIC values of common pathogens
during entire procedure. To achieve this goal, antibiotics should also be re-administered during long surgical
procedure [47].
Prophylaxis duration.In the early years of surgical prophylaxis, prolonged courses (7-10 days) of
antibiotics seemed routine [48].Over time, the benefit of prolonged courses of antimicrobials has been
appropriately questioned, particularly due to the pathophysiologic changes at the area of incision(i.e.
coagulation ,necrosis, induced hemostasis via cautery of blood vessels) that likely limit the ability of antibiotics
to reach the wound bed during the early postoperative period[48].A commonly espoused rationale for
prolonging the duration of surgical prophylaxis following incision closure includes a desire to “cover” the
wound while surgical drains remain in place or to ”protect” against infection of central venous catheters
(CVCs).However, a study in the United Kingdom found that prolonged prophylaxis until the patient’s CVC
were removed(vs 3 doses of cefuroxime preoperatively) did not lead to a reduction in CVC colonization, a
surrogate for CVC infections[49,].Antibiotic impregnated cement placed directly into the operative wound(as
local antimicrobial brachytherapy) is increasingly being used as a method of antibiotic prophylaxis and
treatment, particularly in procedures involving replacement of infected prosthetic joints. The aminoglycosides
and vancomycin are the compounds most commonly used for brachytherapy; oxacillin and cefazolin have been
comparable elution characteristics but are less frequently used because of concerns regarding beta-lactam
allergy [50].
Adverse effects of antibiotic prophylaxis include allergic reactions ranging in severity from minor skin
rashes to anaphylaxis. Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD) has been associated with several
prophylactic agents, and in one study the rate of CDAD was 14.9 % cases per 1000 in surgical patients, who
received antibiotic prophylaxis as their sole antibiotic exposure.Another notable side effect is profound
hypotension and flushing associated with vancomycin prophylaxis (the red man’s syndrome), usually associated
with rapid infusions of the antibiotics [51,52].
IV.Conclusion
Surgical site infections (SSIs),are postoperative infections affecting surgical sites. SSI depends on
patient related factor, procedure related, microbial factors, and perioperative antimicrobial prophylaxis.
Prevention of SSIs includes use of known infection prophylaxis measures and the best surgical practice.
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