Impact of weather on the risk of surgical site infections in a tropical area

Author(s)

Castelo Branco Fortaleza, Carlos Magno ^[1] ; Silva, Marina de Oliveira ^[1] ; Rodrigues, Fernanda Saad ^[1] ; da Cunha, Antonio Ribeiro ^[2]

Affiliation

^[1] Sao Paulo State Univ UNESP, Botucatu Sch Med, Dept Trop Dis, Botucatu, SP - Brazil

^[2] Sao Paulo State Univ UNESP, Fac Agron Sci, Botucatu, SP - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL; v. 47, n. 1, p. 92-94, JAN 2019.
• Web of Science Citations: 1

Abstract

We studied the impact of average daily temperature and relative humidity on the risk of surgical site infections in 36,429 surgeries performed in a hospital in inner Brazil. Adjusted Poisson regression models found an association between surgical site infections and temperature (rate ratio {[}RR], 1.013; 95% confidence interval {[}CI], 1.001-1.025). The effect was concentrated on clean wound procedures and was greater over the 75th (RR, 1.109; 95% CI, 1.015-1.212) and 90th (RR, 1.196; 95% CI, 1.055-1.355) percentiles of daily temperature. (C) 2018 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 15/06521-8 - Seasonality and weather determinants of healthcare-associated infections in a teaching hospital
• Grantee: Marina de Oliveira Silva
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation