Microbial Patterns of Surgical Site Infections after Abdominal Operations at Mankweng Hospital
Introduction: Surgical site infection (SSI) is a major cause of morbidity mortality; prolonged hospital stays, and increased health costs. SSI remains a burden despite all the modern surgical techniques and the use of antibiotics both pre-operatively and post-operatively. The aim of this study was t...
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| Language: | English |
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Sonali Sharma on behalf of Rajasthan University of Health Sciences
2025-06-01
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| Series: | RUHS Journal of Health Sciences |
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| Summary: | Introduction: Surgical site infection (SSI) is a major cause of morbidity mortality; prolonged hospital stays, and increased health costs. SSI remains a burden despite all the modern surgical techniques and the use of antibiotics both pre-operatively and post-operatively. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and microbiological pattern of surgical site infections amongst patients undergoing emergency or elective abdominal surgeries at a tertiary academic institution of Mankweng Hospital. Methodology: This study was a retrospective descriptive quantitative study designed to analyse the microbial infection profile of abdominal surgeries at Mankweng Hospital during the period of July 2021 to July 2022. Results: Total 143 patients were included out of which 121 had emergency surgeries and 22 patients had elective surgeries. Surgical site infection (SSI) was noted in 52(36.4%) patients, Four of the 22(18.2%) patients who had elective surgeries and 48 of 121(39.7%) patients who had emergency surgeries developed SSI. Causative pathogens were found in 52 cases and E coli was the most common microorganism found in 42 patients (81%), S Aureus found in 7 patients (13.4%) and Pseudomonas found in 3 patients (5.8%). There were 56 patients above the age of 50 years and 25(45%) among them had SSI, and 87 patients were aged below 50 years, of which 27(31%) were affected by SSI. Conclusion: Surgical site infection was observed in 39.7% among the group that underwent emergency procedures and 18% from the elective surgery group. E coli is the commonest organism (81%) responsible for SSI. Elderly patients above the age of 50 years showed a higher rate of SSI at 45%. Identifying patients at high risk is crucial to implement precautionary measures aimed at reducing their likelihood of developing surgical site infections. |
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| ISSN: | 2456-8309 2582-3590 |