Septic complications of elective laparoscopic colorectal resection

BackgroundWe set out to determine the rate and pattern of septic complications of the surgical wound, abdominal cavity, and urinary and respiratory tracts following laparoscopic colorectal resection.MethodsA longitudinal database of 500 consecutive cases of colorectal resections was reviewed.ResultsThe total wound infection rate was 7.2% (36/500) and included infections of the abdominal wall wounds (32/500, 6.4%) and the perineal wounds (4/50, …