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Janice Wong1,2, Emma E H Peek3, Ysaac Zegeye3
1Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States.
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|February 11, 2026
Resumen
Las infecciones del sitio quirúrgico poscesolares (SSIs) que requieren cirugía conducen a un aumento de la morbilidad y a estancias hospitalarias más largas. Los factores de riesgo incluyen un IMC más alto, trastornos hipertensivos y anestesia general, lo que requiere un monitoreo más cercano de las infecciones de las heridas.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Obstetricia y Ginecología.
- Gestión de enfermedades infecciosas Gestión de enfermedades infecciosas.
- Investigación de la infección del sitio quirúrgico Investigación de la infección del sitio quirúrgico.
Sus antecedentes:
- Las infecciones del sitio quirúrgico posceso (SSI, por sus siglas en inglés) son una causa significativa de morbilidad materna y aumento de los costos de atención médica.
- Las estrategias actuales de comprensión y gestión para las intervenciones posteriores a la ISS siguen siendo limitadas, lo que afecta los resultados de los pacientes.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Investigar las tasas y los factores de riesgo asociados con la intervención quirúrgica para las ISS poscesolares.
- Para comparar los resultados entre pacientes que requieren tratamiento quirúrgico versus tratamiento conservador para ISS.
Principales métodos:
- Estudio de cohorte retrospectivo de 533 pacientes que dieron a luz por cesárea entre junio de 2013 y julio de 2022.
- Análisis de los factores asociados con la intervención quirúrgica y comparación de los resultados de morbilidad y hospitalización.
Principales resultados:
- El 12,9% de los pacientes (69/533) requirió tratamiento quirúrgico para las ISS.
- La intervención quirúrgica se asoció con un IMC más alto, trastornos hipertensivos del embarazo, anestesia general, transfusión de sangre y alergia a la penicilina.
- Los pacientes sometidos a intervención quirúrgica experimentaron tasas más altas de sepsis, lesión renal aguda, dehiscencia fascial y hospitalizaciones prolongadas.
Conclusiones:
- Los factores específicos del paciente (por ejemplo, alto IMC, trastornos hipertensivos, anestesia general) pueden indicar la necesidad de una vigilancia más intensa de las infecciones de la herida.
- El manejo quirúrgico de las infecciones de heridas posparto está relacionado con un aumento de la morbilidad y hospitalizaciones más complejas y prolongadas.
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