Surgical site infections in an abdominal surgical ward at Kosovo Teaching Hospital
Background: Abdominal surgical site infections (SSI) cause substantial morbidity and mortality for patients undergoing operative procedures. We determined the incidence of and risk factors for SSI after abdominal surgery in the Department of Abdominal Surgery at the University Clinical Centre of Kos...
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| author | Lul Raka Avdyl Krasniqi Faton Hoxha Ruustem Musa Gjyle Mulliqi Selvete Krasniqi Arsim Kurti Antigona Dervishaj Beqir Nuhiu Baton Kelmendi Dalip Limani Ilir Tolaj |
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| description | Background: Abdominal surgical site infections (SSI) cause substantial morbidity and mortality for patients undergoing operative procedures. We determined the incidence of and risk factors for SSI after abdominal surgery in the Department of Abdominal Surgery at the University Clinical Centre of Kosovo (UCCK).
Methodology: Prospective surveillance of patients undergoing abdominal surgery was performed between December 2005 and June 2006. CDC definitions were followed to detect SSI and study forms were based on Europe Link for Infection Control through Surveillance (HELICS) protocol.
Results: A total of 253 surgical interventions in 225 patients were evaluated. The median age of patients was 42 years and 55.1% of them were male. The overall incidence rate of SSI was 12%. Follow-up was achieved for 84.1% of the procedures. For patients with an SSI, the median duration of hospitalization was 9 days compared with 4 days for those without an SSI (p2, use of antibiotic prophylaxis and NNIS class of >2 were all significant at p < .001. The SSI rates for the NNIS System risk classes 0, 1 and 2-3 were 4.2%, 46.7% and 100%, respectively.
Conclusions: SSI caused considerable morbidity among surgical patients in UCCK. Appropriate active surveillance and infection control measures should be introduced during preoperative, intra-operative, and postoperative care to reduce infection rates. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2a0800a8e56945128cbd9a25bb1f8e352025-08-20T02:14:22ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802007-12-0110310.3855/jidc.375Surgical site infections in an abdominal surgical ward at Kosovo Teaching HospitalLul Raka0Avdyl Krasniqi1Faton Hoxha2Ruustem Musa3Gjyle Mulliqi4Selvete Krasniqi5Arsim Kurti6Antigona Dervishaj7Beqir Nuhiu8Baton Kelmendi9Dalip Limani10Ilir Tolaj11National Institute for Public Health of Kosova, PrishtinaDepartment of Surgery, University Clinical Centre of Kosova, PrishtinaDepartment of Surgery, University Clinical Centre of Kosova, PrishtinaDepartment of Surgery, University Clinical Centre of Kosova, PrishtinaNational Institute for Public Health of Kosova, PrishtinaNational Institute for Public Health of Kosova, PrishtinaNational Institute for Public Health of Kosova, PrishtinaNational Institute for Public Health of Kosova, PrishtinaDepartment of Surgery, University Clinical Centre of Kosova, PrishtinaDepartment of Surgery, University Clinical Centre of Kosova, PrishtinaDepartment of Surgery, University Clinical Centre of Kosova, PrishtinaSchool of Medicine, Prishtina University, PrishtinaBackground: Abdominal surgical site infections (SSI) cause substantial morbidity and mortality for patients undergoing operative procedures. We determined the incidence of and risk factors for SSI after abdominal surgery in the Department of Abdominal Surgery at the University Clinical Centre of Kosovo (UCCK). Methodology: Prospective surveillance of patients undergoing abdominal surgery was performed between December 2005 and June 2006. CDC definitions were followed to detect SSI and study forms were based on Europe Link for Infection Control through Surveillance (HELICS) protocol. Results: A total of 253 surgical interventions in 225 patients were evaluated. The median age of patients was 42 years and 55.1% of them were male. The overall incidence rate of SSI was 12%. Follow-up was achieved for 84.1% of the procedures. For patients with an SSI, the median duration of hospitalization was 9 days compared with 4 days for those without an SSI (p2, use of antibiotic prophylaxis and NNIS class of >2 were all significant at p < .001. The SSI rates for the NNIS System risk classes 0, 1 and 2-3 were 4.2%, 46.7% and 100%, respectively. Conclusions: SSI caused considerable morbidity among surgical patients in UCCK. Appropriate active surveillance and infection control measures should be introduced during preoperative, intra-operative, and postoperative care to reduce infection rates.https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/375Kosovanosocomial infectionssurgical site infections |
| spellingShingle | Lul Raka Avdyl Krasniqi Faton Hoxha Ruustem Musa Gjyle Mulliqi Selvete Krasniqi Arsim Kurti Antigona Dervishaj Beqir Nuhiu Baton Kelmendi Dalip Limani Ilir Tolaj Surgical site infections in an abdominal surgical ward at Kosovo Teaching Hospital Journal of Infection in Developing Countries Kosova nosocomial infections surgical site infections |
| title | Surgical site infections in an abdominal surgical ward at Kosovo Teaching Hospital |
| title_full | Surgical site infections in an abdominal surgical ward at Kosovo Teaching Hospital |
| title_fullStr | Surgical site infections in an abdominal surgical ward at Kosovo Teaching Hospital |
| title_full_unstemmed | Surgical site infections in an abdominal surgical ward at Kosovo Teaching Hospital |
| title_short | Surgical site infections in an abdominal surgical ward at Kosovo Teaching Hospital |
| title_sort | surgical site infections in an abdominal surgical ward at kosovo teaching hospital |
| topic | Kosova nosocomial infections surgical site infections |
| url | https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/375 |
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