Findings in Surgical Patient Associated with High Risk of Post-Operative Infection

Patients at high risk for post-operative infection had one or more of the following:

(1) urologic or bowel surgery

(2) use of graft material during surgery

(3) presence of an indwelling venous access device

(4) mechanical heart valve

(5) immunocompromised state

(5a) HIV infection

(5b) chronic corticosteroid therapy

(5c) recent chemotherapy

(5d) organ transplant with immunosuppression

(5e) lymphoproliferative disorder with acquired immunodeficiency

(5f) hereditary immunodeficiency

(6) any co-existing infection

(7) admission after surgery to the ICU

where:

• One modification might be to add someone who did not get adequate preoperative antibiotic prophylaxis.