Surgical Site Infection Among Patients Following Various Surgeries At A Tertiary Care Hospital, Pune.

Dr. Omair Aziz Wani

Volume : IX, Issue : IV, April - 2020

Surgical Site Infection Among Patients Following Various Surgeries At A Tertiary Care Hospital, Pune.

Dr. Omair Aziz Wani

Abstract :

Introduction:-.. Nosocomial infections are an important public health problem worldwide.Surgical site infections (SSIs) are known to be one of the most common causes of nosocomial infections worldwide and account for nearly one fourth of all the nosocomial infection cases .OBJECTIVES 1) To estimate the incidence of SSI among patients undergoing various emergency/ elective surgeries at a tertiary care hospital. 2) To determine the risk factors responsible for development of SSI.3) To identify the various pathogens involved from the infection site causing SSI Material and method: - The study was undertaken at surgical wards of different departments of Bharati hospital, Pune. A total of 222 patients were studied. Results: -. The incidence of SSI in the current study was 5.6%. Comorbidities and presence of drain were observed to be the significant contributors fot the development of SSI. . Coagulase negative Staphlococcus and Ecoli were the most frequent microbes isolated from SSI wound site.