Diabetes and Risk of Surgical Site Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
University of Michigan · Wayne State University · +2 more institutions
Abstract
OBJECTIVE To determine the independent association between diabetes and surgical site infection (SSI) across multiple surgical procedures. DESIGN Systematic review and meta-analysis. METHODS Studies indexed in PubMed published between December 1985 and through July 2015 were identified through the search terms "risk factors" or "glucose" and "surgical site infection." A total of 3,631 abstracts were identified through the initial search terms. Full texts were reviewed for 522 articles. Of these, 94 articles met the criteria for inclusion. Standardized data collection forms were used to extract study-specific estimates for diabetes, blood glucose levels, and body mass index (BMI). A random-effects meta-analysis…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 22.46
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 113
Authors
8- ETEmily T. MartinCorresponding
University of Michigan
- KSKeith S. Kaye
Wayne State University, Detroit Medical Center
- CKCaitlin Knott
Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
- HNHuong Nguyen
Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Wayne State University
- MSMaressa Santarossa
Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Wayne State University
Topics & keywords
- Medicine
- Meta-analysis
- Odds ratio
- Body mass index
- Surgical site infection
- Diabetes mellitus
- Confidence interval
- Internal medicine
- Good health and well-being