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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2444-054X</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Cirugía y cirujanos]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Cir. cir.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2444-054X</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Academia Mexicana de Cirugía A.C.]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S2444-054X2022000600726</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.24875/ciru.21000873</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[The effect of patient transfer type to the operating room on surgical site infection: Concerns versus evidence]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[El efecto del tipo de traslado del paciente al quirófano sobre la ISQ: inquietudes frente a evidencia]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Kurtulus]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Idris]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Culcu]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Osman D.]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Kocak]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Funda]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Kesgin]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Vildan]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Degerli]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mahmut S.]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Basaksehir State Hospital Department of General Surgery ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Istanbul ]]></addr-line>
<country>Turkey</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Basaksehir State Hospital Department of Infectious Diseases ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Istanbul ]]></addr-line>
<country>Turkey</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Basaksehir Cam and Sakura City Hospital Health Care Services ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Istanbul ]]></addr-line>
<country>Turkey</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Istanbul Esenler Gynecology and Pediatrics State Hospital Department of General Surgery ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Istanbul ]]></addr-line>
<country>Turkey</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>90</volume>
<numero>6</numero>
<fpage>726</fpage>
<lpage>733</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2444-054X2022000600726&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2444-054X2022000600726&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2444-054X2022000600726&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Background: Concerns about surgical site infection (SSI) give rise to practices and procedures not evidence-based.  Objectives: This study investigates whether the type of patient transfer to operating rooms plays a role in developing surgical site infection.  Methods: Three thousand four hundred and seventy-one patients were divided into two groups: transfer group with stretcher (ST) (n = 1699) and patient bed transfer group (PBT) (n = 1772). The data of the two groups and the SSI rates were comparatively analyzed.  Results: The SSI rate was 2.5% (n = 43) in the ST group and 2.8% (n = 49) in the PBT group, and there was no statistically significant difference. Both types of patient transfer had similar effects on the probability of SSI development. The odds ratio was 1.095 for stretcher transfer while 0.913 for patient bed transfer.  Conclusion: Patients transfer to operating rooms on their beds are comfortable and safe. Furthermore, it has a similar effect to stretcher transfer on the probability of surgical site infection. Therefore, it is safer and cheaper to act based on evidence instead of trusting our concerns.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Antecedentes: las preocupaciones sobre la infección del sitio quirúrgico (ISQ) dan lugar a prácticas y procedimientos que no se basan en pruebas.  Objetivos: Este estudio investiga si el tipo de traslado del paciente a los quirófanos influye en el desarrollo de la infección del sitio quirúrgico.  Métodos: Se dividieron 3471 pacientes en dos grupos: Grupo de transferencia con camilla (ST) (n = 1699) y Grupo de transferencia de cama de paciente (PBT) (n = 1772). Los datos de los dos grupos y las tasas de ISQ se analizaron comparativamente.  Resultados: La tasa de ISQ fue de 2.5% (n = 43) en el grupo ST y 2.8% (n = 49) en el grupo PBT, y no hubo diferencia estadísticamente significativa. Ambos tipos de transferencia de pacientes tuvieron efectos similares sobre la probabilidad de desarrollo de ISQ. La razón de posibilidades fue de 1.095 para el traslado en camilla y de 0,913 para el traslado de la cama del paciente.  Conclusión: El traslado de los pacientes a los quirófanos en sus camas es cómodo y seguro. Además, tiene un efecto similar al traslado en camilla sobre la probabilidad de infección del sitio quirúrgico. Por lo tanto, es más seguro y económico actuar en base a evidencias en lugar de confiar en nuestras preocupaciones.]]></p></abstract>
<kwd-group>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Patient transfer]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Surgical site infection]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Patient bed]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Stretcher]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Traslado de pacientes]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Infección del sitio quirúrgico]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Cama del paciente]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Camilla]]></kwd>
</kwd-group>
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