Risk factors for postoperative sepsis in patients with gastrointestinal perforation
Xin Xu, Hai-Chang Dong, Zheng Yao, Yunzhao Zhao
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Sepsis is fatal in patients with gastrointestinal perforation (GIP). However, few studies have focused on this issue. AIM: To investigate the risk factors for postoperative sepsis in patients with GIP. METHODS: This was a retrospective study performed at the Department of General Surgery in our treatment center. From January 2016 to December 2018, the medical records of patients with GIP who underwent emergency surgery were reviewed. Patients younger than 17 years or who did not undergo surgical treatment were excluded. The patients were divided into the postoperative sepsis group and the non-postoperative sepsis group. Clinical data for both groups were collected and compared, and the risk factors for postoperative sepsis were investigated. The institutional ethical committee of our hospital approved the study. RESULTS: = 0.021) were associated with postoperative sepsis. CONCLUSION: The time interval from abdominal pain to surgery, colonic perforation, diameter of perforation, and the incidence of malignant tumor-related perforation were risk factors for postoperative sepsis in patients with GIP.