Background
infectious episodes [, infections, Infections, Early postoperative infections
INFECTIONS, INFECTIONS
Infections in patients undergoing surgery remain an important and global public health issue due to their incidence, impact on treatment outcomes, and associated costs [The rationale behind hyperoxygenation in prevention of infections is based on increased tissue oxygen tension facilitating the process of oxidative killing by neutrophils and thus augmenting immune response [Early postoperative infections are of particular concern in transplantation, due to the necessity of immunosuppression. Nearly half of liver transplantation (LT) recipients develop infections within 6 months after the procedure, with survival being influenced particularly by SSIs and number of infectious episodes [