Prophylaxis of Surgical Site Infection in Abdominal Surgery

Surgical site infection (SSI) is one of the most frequent complications after abdominal surgery as abdominal procedures are often clean-contaminated, contaminated or even dirty procedures, so long the gastrointestinal tract, plenty of microorganisms, is entered. SSI is associated with morbidity and mortality, and reduces the patients´ quality of life after surgery. Moreover, it prolongs hospital s...