• Comparison of two bundles for reducing surgical site infection in colorectal surgery: multicentre cohort study 

      Flores-Yélamos, Míriam; Gomila, Aina; Badia, Josep M; Almendral, Alexander; Vázquez Fariñas, Ana; Parés MD, PhD, EBSQ-Coloproctology, FACS, David; PASCUAL, MARTA; Limón, Enric; Pujol, Miquel; Juvany, Montserrat ; Members of the VINCat Colorectal Surveillance Team (BJS Open, 2024)
      Background: There is controversy regarding the maximum number of elements that can be included in a surgical site infection prevention bundle. In addition, it is unclear whether a bundle of this type ...
    • Oral antibiotic prophylaxis lowers surgical site infection in elective colorectal surgery: results of a pragmatic cohort study in Catalonia 

      Badia, Josep M; Flores-Yelamos, Miriam; Vázquez, Ana; ARROYO GARCÍA, NARES; Puig-Asensio, Mireia; Parés, David; Pera, Miguel; López-Contreras, Joaquín; Limón, Enric; Pujol, Miquel; Members Of The VINCat Colorectal Surveillance Team (Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2021)
      Background: The role of oral antibiotic prophylaxis (OAP) and mechanical bowel preparation (MBP) in the prevention of surgical site infection (SSI) after colorectal surgery is still controversial. The ...
    • Organ/space surgical site infection and long-term outcomes of rectal cancer surgery: retrospective population-based cohort study 

      Matallana , Carlota; Paula, Manchon-Walsh; Espín, Eloy; Pascual, Marta; Biondo, Sebastiano; JIMENEZ TOSCANO, MARTA; Borràs, Josep Maria; Badia, Josep M; Limón, Enric; Aliste, Luisa; Font, Rebeca; Pera, Miguel (British journal of surgery open, 2025-05-07)
      Background: Anastomotic leak and subsequent organ/space surgical site infection (O/S-SSI) after colorectal cancer surgery are associated with poor short-term outcomes; however, the evidence regarding ...
    • The persistent breach between evidence and practice in the prevention of surgical site infection. Qualitative study 

      Badia, Josep M.; Rubio-Pérez, Inés; López-Menéndez, José; Diez, Cecilia; Al-Raies Bolaños, Bader; Ocaña-Guaita, Julia; Meijome, Xose M.; Chamorro-Pons, Manuel; Calderón-Nájera, Ramón; Ortega-Pérez, Gloria; Paredes-Esteban, Rosa; Sánchez-Viguera, Cristina; Vilallonga, Ramon; Picardo, Antonio L.; Bravo-Brañas, Elena; Espin, Eloy; Balibrea, José M.; Spanish Observatory of Surgical Infection (International Journal of Surgery, 2020)
      Background: Despite the dissemination of guidelines for surgical site infection (SSI) prevention, a gap between the theoretical measures and their compliance persists. Accurate estimates of the ...