Impact of weather on the risk of surgical site infections in a tropical area

Fortaleza, Carlos Magno Castelo Branco [UNESP]; Silva, Marina de Oliveira [UNESP]; Saad Rodrigues, Fernanda [UNESP]; da Cunha, Antônio Ribeiro [UNESP]

Impact of weather on the risk of surgical site infections in a tropical area

Data

2019-01-01

Autores

Fortaleza, Carlos Magno Castelo Branco

Silva, Marina de Oliveira

Saad Rodrigues, Fernanda

da Cunha, Antônio Ribeiro

Tipo

Artigo

Direito de acesso

Acesso aberto

Resumo

We studied the impact of average daily temperature and relative humidity on the risk of surgical site infections in 36,429 surgeries performed in a hospital in inner Brazil. Adjusted Poisson regression models found an association between surgical site infections and temperature (rate ratio [RR], 1.013; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.001-1.025). The effect was concentrated on clean wound procedures and was greater over the 75th (RR, 1.109; 95% CI, 1.015-1.212) and 90th (RR, 1.196; 95% CI, 1.055-1.355) percentiles of daily temperature.