Study links obesity to increased risk of developing postoperative infection following colon surgery
Monday, May 16, 2011 - 16:00
in Health & Medicine
Obese patients appear to have a significantly increased risk of developing a surgical site infection after colectomy (procedure involving either partial or full removal of the colon), and the presence of infection increases the cost associated with the procedure, according to a report published online today that will appear in the September issue of Archives of Surgery.