 The study aimed to identify risk factors for surgical site infections, SSIs, among patients undergoing colorectal surgery using a prospective study of 133 patients between November 2019 and January 2021. The study found that older age, BMI less than 30 kilograms per square meter, ASA score 2, diabetes, chronic steroid use, open surgery with contaminated or dirty wounds and comorbidities such as cardiovascular disease and respiratory disease were significantly associated with an increased risk of SSI. The two most common pathogens isolated were Escherichia coli and Enterococcus SPP. This article was authored by George Panos, Francesca Molita, Carolina Akinosagla, and others.