A STUDY ON INCIDENCE AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH PORT SITE INFECTIONS POST LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY
Today, laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the gold standard for symptomatic gall stones. A port site infection (PSI) is dened as an infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue at the site of ports created during laparoscopic cholecystectomy which discharges purulent material spontaneously or is opened to drain the same by the surgeon. Increased number of performed cholecystectomies, increased number of port site infections, although rare, it has signicant inuence in overall outcomes of lap cholecystectomy and its nal results like delay in return to work, increase in cost and bad cosmetic results. AIM:To nd out the incidence of Port site infections after laparoscopic cholecystectomy by clinical assessment and conrmed by swab test after culture and sensitivity. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Hospital based prospective observational study was done on patients undergoing laparoscopic surgeries during a period of one year in a tertiary care centre of Eastern India. Patients were examined for infections and if suspected swabs were sent for culture and sensitivity and treated accordingly. For statistical analysis data were analyzed by SPSS software. RESULTS: In our study, 69 patients were females and 31 were males who underwent Laparoscopic cholecystectomy and the mean age of patients was 40 years. The PSI was seen most commonly at epigastric port i.e. 4 among 6 patients, hence the port used for gall bladder retrieval and PSI was statistically signicant. We found that the most common organism was Staphylococcus aureus and all are the cases were supercial site infections. CONCLUSION:We can prevent port site infections by using endo bag for all cases which prevents the spillage of bile during surgery, by reducing the intra-operative time and by preventing iatrogenic perforation of the gall bladder during the surgery.