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World J Gastrointest Surg. Oct 27, 2024; 16(10): 3363-3370
Published online Oct 27, 2024. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i10.3363
Influencing factors and preventive measures of infectious complications after intestinal resection for Crohn’s disease
Shi-Rong Lv, Xiao Huang, Li-Yun Zhou, Jie Shi, Chu-Chu Gong, Ming-Ke Wang, Ji-Shun Yang
Shi-Rong Lv, Xiao Huang, Li-Yun Zhou, Jie Shi, Chu-Chu Gong, Ming-Ke Wang, Ji-Shun Yang, Naval Medical Center of PLA, Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200052, China
Co-first authors: Shi-Rong Lv and Xiao Huang.
Co-corresponding authors: Ming-Ke Wang and Ji-Shun Yang.
Author contributions: Wang MK and Yang JS conceptualized, designed, and revised the manuscript; Lv SR and Huang X drafted the manuscript; Zhou LY, Shi J and Gong CC collected and summarized the literature. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript. Lv SR and Huang X wrote the draft, and contributed equally to this work as co-first authors. Both Wang MK and Yang JS conceptualized, proposed, and supervised the whole process of this manuscript, and played important and indispensable roles in the manuscript preparation and revision as the co-corresponding authors. Wang MK applied for and obtained the funds for this research project. Wang MK conceptualized, designed, and supervised the whole process of the project. He searched the literature, and revised and submitted the early drafts of the manuscript. Yang JS was instrumental and responsible for the comprehensive literature search, preparation, and submission of the current version of the manuscript. This collaboration between Wang MK and Yang JS is crucial for the publication of this manuscript and other manuscripts still in preparation.
Supported by Scientific Research Foundation of Shanghai Municipal Health Commission of Changning District, No. 20234Y038.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
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Corresponding author: Ming-Ke Wang, MD, PhD, Associate Chief Physician, Naval Medical Center of PLA, Naval Medical University, No. 338 Huaihai West Road, Changning District, Shanghai 200052, China. wmke021@163.com
Received: March 21, 2024
Revised: August 28, 2024
Accepted: September 13, 2024
Published online: October 27, 2024
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Infectious complications after intestinal resection for Crohn’s disease (CD) can lead to a variety of adverse outcomes such as prolonged hospitalization, increased readmission rates, poor prognosis, and increased health-care burden in these patients. Therefore, identifying the risk factors for infectious complications and their early prevention are essential. This study aimed to investigate the risk factors, such as medications, preoperative nutritional status, and others, causing infectious complications after intestinal resection for CD, and to propose corresponding preventive measures. The findings provided guidance for reducing the occurrence of infectious complications.