Surgical site infections after pediatric open airway reconstruction—A National Surgical Quality Improvement Program-Pediatric analysis

Abstract

Objectives: To determine the rate of surgical site infections (SSI) after pediatric open airway reconstruction using a nationwide database. Study Design: Cross-sectional study of the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program-Pediatric (ACS NSQIP-P) Database. Methods: The ACS NSQIP-P was queried for open airway surgeries between 2013 and 2019 determining postoperative SSI and wound dehiscence with a random sample of non-airway cases serving as a control group. Results: A total of 637 laryngotracheoplasties (LTP), 411 tracheal resections (TR) and 2100 control procedures were included. LTP and TR were both performed on younger children with more comorbidities than control surgeries (p