Surgical Site Infections in Liver Transplant Patients: A Single-Center Experience.

Abstract Aim The aim of the study was a single-center assessment of occurrence of surgical site infections (SSI) in patients after liver transplantation and an attempt to determine factors that may contribute to this complication. Patients and methods Analysis of medical records of 60 adult patients, who underwent first transplantation in 2016 and 2017 was conducted. Selected pre-, intra-, and postoperative factors were assessed. Statistical analysis was performed with StatSoft Statistica 13.1 PL package. Results SSI occurred in 25% of liver recipients, with average timing of diagnosis on the 14th day after surgery. Mean duration of hospitalization was significantly longer in patients who experienced SSI than in patients without this complication (35.8 ± 8.9 days vs 25.2 ± 6 days, P  .05). Duration of the procedure, blood loss and prolonged drainage did not have any impact on SSIs. SSI was significantly more common in recipients with lower total protein value (P  Conclusion Among the studied population, a high incidence of SSI was noted, and that some of the identified risk factors differ from those described in the literature.