Our institution implemented a novel intervention bundle to reduce incisional surgical site infections (SSIs) for patients undergoing radical cystectomy. The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of the bundle in reducing incisional SSIs post-cystectomy.
A before-after cohort study was performed on all patients who underwent radical cystectomy by urologic oncologists at The Ottawa Hospital from January 2016 to March 2019. Thirty-day postoperative incisional SSIs were identified from the medical record and were compared to institutionally collected National Surgical Quality Improvement Program data. The SSI reduction strategy was implemented as of March 1st, 2018. Adjusted associations between the SSI intervention with the risk of incisional SSI were determined. Cystectomy incisional SSI rates were compared to all other National Surgical Quality Improvement Program-collected surgeries at The Ottawa Hospital during the same time period.
One hundred and thirty-two patients were included; 41 following implementation of the SSI reduction bundle. Mean age was 69 years, 104 (79%) were male, and 59 (45%) received neobladders. The risk of incisional SSI decreased from 16.5% preintervention to 2.4% post intervention (risk ratio 0.17; P = 0.004). Intraoperative transfusion and diabetes were independently associated with an increased risk of incisional SSI (P < 0.05). The SSI rate for all other surgical procedures at our institution remained stable during the same time period.
The risk of SSI after radical cystectomy is high. Use of an SSI reduction bundle was associated with a large reduction in incisional SSIs. Further evaluation of this intervention in other centers is warranted.
Urologic oncology. 2020 May 11 [Epub ahead of print]
James Ross, Rodney H Breau, Kristen McAlpine, Neal Rowe, Lara Williams, Christopher Knee, Ilias Cagiannos, Christopher Morash, Ranjeeta Mallick, Carl van Walraven, Luke T Lavallée
Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada., Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada; School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada., Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada., Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada., Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada., Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada; School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Ottawa, ON, Canada., Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada; School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada. Electronic address: .
PubMed http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32409199