Prevalence of Post Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Umbilical Port Site Infection

Abstract

Objective: To assess the prevalence of umbilical port site infection post-cholecystectomy.

Study Design: A current descriptive cross-sectional study

Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the Surgery at Ibn e Sina hospital Multan from October 2022 to March 2023.

Methods: The current descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at the Department of Surgery at Ibn e Sina hospital Multan from October 2022 to March 2023 after approval from the institutional review board. A total of 95 participants were selected through purposive sampling technique aged from 20-70 years irrespective of their gender. Informed consent was obtained from each patient and they were assured that privacy and confidentiality will be maintained. All the individuals were at 5 days of surgery. All the data were collected through observations of patients, and lab reports, moreover, all the data were analyzed by using the latest version of SPSS 24.

Results: A total of 95 participants were selected for the present study. The age of the participants was from 20-70 years. There were 27 (28.42%) of the individuals from 31-40 years and 23 (24.21 %) of the participants were from 51-60 years of age, furthermore, 19 (20%) of the patients were from 41-50 years of age. There were 37 (39.58 %) males and 58 (60.41 %) females having male to the ratio of 0.6:1. The post-op port infection was 13 (13.68 %), however, the most common of them was umbilical 7 (53.84 %) subsequent to them was epigastric 3 (23.07 %) and 2 (15.38 %) of them were suprapubic infections.

Conclusion: The present study concluded that the most common complication among the patients who underwent cholecystectomy was umbilical infection (53.84 %) followed by epigastric infection. Therefore, this can be minimized by proper aseptic techniques and post-op care of the patients.