Comparison of the Risk of Surgical Site Infections Between Dressings Stopped at Postoperative Day 1 vs Dressings Stopped at Postoperative Day 6+/-1 After Elective Abdominal Surgery

Inclusion Criteria

• •Patient of legal age (≥18 years)
• •Scheduled for elective abdominal surgery requiring a skin incision of at least 4 cm long listed below:
• •All pancreatectomies, All hepatectomies, All splenectomies, All adrenalectomies, All bariatric surgeries, All gastric surgeries, including gastrectomy and reflux surgery, All parietal surgeries; ventral hernia repairs, inguinal or femoral hernia repairs, with or without mesh placement..
• •All small bowel resections, Laparotomy cholecystectomies, All duodenal surgeries, Right, transverse or left colectomy, by laparotomy or laparoscopy, provided that there is a skin incision for extraction of the surgical specimen, but without the presence or creation of a stoma Proctectomy but without the presence or creation of a stoma
• •Class I or II (clean or clean-contaminated) according to the ALTEMEIER classification
• •Affiliated in a Social Security scheme (beneficiary or entitled person, excluding AME)
• •Have signed an informed consent form