The burden of infection for elective pancreatic resections

Infection control is potentially a critical quality indicator but remains incompletely understood, especially in high-acuity gastrointestinal surgery. Our objective was to evaluate the incidence and impact of infections after elective pancreatectomy at the practice level.All pancreatectomies performed by three pancreatic surgical specialists over an 8-year period (2001-2009) followed standardized perioperative care, including timely antibiotic...