Rates of Surgical Site Infections in Clean Surgery at Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital

Abstract

Objective: To quantify the rates of Surgical Site Infections (SSI) in clean Surgery.

Study Design: Prospective / cross sectional study.

Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the Tertiary People’s Medical University Hospital, Nawabshah from 1^st March 2015 to 31^st March 2016.

Materials and Methods: This study was conducted on 218 cases who meet the inclusion criteria and consented in written for study. The demographic data of the patients with diagnosis, name of operation, category of operation and post-operative infections of subjected cases were recorded on pre-designed pro-forma by the treating surgeons. The percentages and means were used to describe the variables.

Results: A total of 218 cases were eligible for analysis. The SSI was found in 5 males and in 10 females respectively with total of 15 (6.88%) among all subjects. Rates of SSI were more common in subjects having ages > 40 years. Among these surgeries, the rates of SSI were higher (10%) in ventral hernia repairs and then were inguinal hernia surgery stood as second with rates of 6.52%. Among various types of SSI, superficial incisional infections were on top with rates of 5.04% in this study.

Conclusion: The study concluded, that the rates of surgical site infections as 6.88% in patients underwent for clean surgery.