AUG 5, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE
Healthcare-associated infections after elective surgery for gastrointestinal cancer in a Romanian tertiary center: incidence, microbiological profile, and the role of neoadjuvant radiotherapy as an independent risk factor
Frontiers in Public Health
Single-center prospective observational study with modest sample size describing incidence and risk factors for healthcare-associated infections; identifies neoadjuvant radiotherapy as an independent risk factor but lacks comparator arm and external validation.
Reported
Total infection episodes39
Adjusted odds ratio for neoadjuva…3.25
95% CI for neoadjuvant radiothera…1.15–9.19