Standardized perioperative care reduces colorectal surgical site infection in children: A Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium multicenter analysis

This multicenter study of 336 pediatric patients demonstrates that high compliance with an 8-element perioperative care bundle reduces superficial surgical site infections from 9.7% to 4% following colorectal surgery. The findings support standardized protocol implementation across pediatric surgical centers to decrease postoperative morbidity.