Long-Jiang Chen, MD, PhD, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, No. 92 Ochre West Road, Wuhu 241000, Anhui Province, China. clj2023@wnmc.edu.cn
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
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Editorial
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Guang-Bin Chen, Rong-Mei Tang, Zhi-Gang Liu, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Second People’s Hospital of Wuhu, Wuhu Hospital Affiliated to East China Normal University, Wuhu 241000, Anhui Province, China
Zhi-Lin Wang, Yan-Guang Sha, Graduate School, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241000, Anhui Province, China
Long-Jiang Chen, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241000, Anhui Province, China
Co-first authors: Guang-Bin Chen and Zhi-Lin Wang.
Co-corresponding authors: Zhi-Gang Liu and Long-Jiang Chen.
Author contributions: Chen GB and Wang ZL performed literature retrieval, wrote the original draft, and contributed equally to this work; Sha YG and Tang RM performed literature retrieval and data analysis; Liu ZG and Chen LJ contributed to conceptualization, writing-review and editing, and project administration, they contributed equally as co-corresponding authors. All authors approved the final manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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Corresponding author: Long-Jiang Chen, MD, PhD, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, No. 92 Ochre West Road, Wuhu 241000, Anhui Province, China. clj2023@wnmc.edu.cn
Received: April 16, 2025 Revised: May 2, 2025 Accepted: July 2, 2025 Published online: October 27, 2025 Processing time: 191 Days and 11.2 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: This editorial highlights Wang et al’s findings that structured perioperative disinfection and isolation measures reduce gastrointestinal surgery infection rates by 55%, while improving systemic inflammation and organ function. Their multidisciplinary approach combining preoperative decolonization, intraoperative aseptic techniques, and postoperative wound care, marks a paradigm shift in infection control beyond antibiotics. Key challenges include protocol standardization, cost-effective adaptation, and sustainable compliance. This study calls for prospective trials, artificial intelligence-driven risk stratification, and global collaboration to enhance implementation, redefining infection prevention as a cornerstone of surgical quality, with far-reaching implications for patient outcomes and antimicrobial resistance mitigation.
