Identification of Predictive Factors for Surgical Site Infections in Gastrointestinal Surgeries: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study in a Resource-Limited Setting

Over seven years from June 2015 to June 2022, patients who underwent GI surgery and developed SSI were retrospectively matched with an unaffected case-control cohort of patients. Standardized techniques for wound culture, laboratory evaluation of bacterial isolates, and antibiotic susceptibility tests were employed. Logistic regression analysis was utilized to investigate the predictive factors associated with 30-day postoperative SSI.