Increased body fat among patients of all demographic brackets increases their risk for surgical site infections. Preoperative assessments could go a long way in understanding the risks, which in turn inform development of effective postoperative infections management solutions such as antibiotics and subcutaneous drain. The following part appraises several research reports that address the aforementioned problem.
The study by Mehta et al. (2013) clearly explains that surgical site infections increase the risk for postoperative morbidity and mortality, and increases healthcare costs. The study underscores the need to assess the patient’s subcutaneous fat layer to determine the risk. The ...
