scholarly journals SUPERFICIAL SURGICAL SITE INFECTION IN EMERGENCY ABDOMINAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES. A REANALYSIS OF MICROBIOLOGY AND ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY

1969 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 617-620
Author(s):  
ZEESHAN SABOOR AHMED ◽  
MUHAMMAD IFTIKHAR ◽  
IRFANUL ISLAM NASIR ◽  
MUHAMMAD KHAN ◽  
NAYAB SARWAR

BACKGROUND: Surgical site infection is regarded as the most common hospital acquired infectionsamong the surgical patients and carries a significant impact on patient’s morbidity and mortality.OBJECTIVES: The aims of this study were to know about the common pathogens causing surgical siteinfection after emergency abdominal surgery and their sensitivity to various antibiotic groups.METHODOLOGY: This was a prospective cross sectional observational study of 6 months duration,carried out from July 2012 to December 2012 in the department of general surgery, Hayatabad MedicalComplex, Peshawar. All the patients who underwent emergency abdominal surgery during this periodwere included in the study. Wounds were classified as clean, clean contaminated, contaminated anddirty. Superficial Surgical site infection was diagnosed using the criteria set by the Center for DiseaseControl and classified according to the Southampton scoring system.RESULTS: A total of 256 emergency abdominal surgeries were performed. Out of these, 37 patientsdeveloped wound infection, showing that 14.45% of the patients undergoing emergency abdominalsurgery developed wound infection. The culture report suggested E.coli as the most common pathogenaccounting for 19(51.35%) cases of SSI followed by pseudomonas, Staph.aureus and klebsiellaaccounting for 8(21.62%) cases, 6(16.21%) cases and 1(2.7%) cases respectively. No growth wasobtained in 2(5.4%) cases and mix growth was obtained in 1(2.7%).CONCLUSION: Gram negative flora of the gut is responsible for SSI in emergency surgicalprocedures and this flora is most sensitive to pipercillin/tazobactam, cefoparazone/sulbactam andmeropenam.KEY WORDS: Surgical site infection, pathogen, emergency abdominal surgery

2016 ◽  
pp. 39-43
Author(s):  
Dinh Binh Tran ◽  
Dinh Tan Tran

Objective: To study nosocomial infections and identify the main agents causing hospital infections at Hue University Hospital. Subjects and Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study of 385 patients with surgical interventions. Results: The prevalence of hospital infections was 5.2%, surgical site infection was the most common (60%), followed by skin and soft tissue infections (35%), urinary tract infections (5%). Surgical site infection (11.6%) in dirty surgery. There were 3 bacterial pathogens isolated, including Staphylococcus aureus (50%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Enterococcusspp (25%). Conclusion: Surgical site infection was high in hospital-acquired infections. Key words: hospital infections, surgical intervention, surgical site infection, bacteria


2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (8) ◽  
pp. 2455
Author(s):  
Shivakumar C. R. ◽  
Mohammad Fazelul Rahman Shoeb ◽  
Anil Reddy Pinate

Background: Surgical site infection is a one of the most common postoperative complication and causes significant postoperative morbidity and mortality. WHO described Hospital acquired infections as one of the major infectious diseases having huge economic impact. Perioperative antibiotics constitute the bulk of antimicrobial consumption in any hospital. We need to adapt the policies that decrease the incidence of postoperative wound infection.Methods: Patients undergoing elective surgeries for clean contaminated cases for various causes from 15th May 2014 to 15th June 2017 under Surgical 1st Unit of District hospital Gulbarga (Affiliated to Gulbarga Institute of Medical Sciences, Gulbarga) are included in our study. During this period, a total of 216 patients participated, of which 145 were males and 71 were females. Patients received two doses of perioperative antibiotics, first dose before surgery and second dose after surgery, 12 hours apart during this period.Results: In this study, surgical site infection rate is 2.3% in clean-contaminated surgeries.Conclusions: The findings indicate that a short course of perioperative antibiotics where in first dose is given 30 minutes to one hour before surgery and second dose is given 12 hours after surgery are sufficient and efficacious as infection rate is acceptable (1%-3%).Infection rate in our study was 2.3%. It is cost-effective as well for prevention of surgical site infections in clean-contaminated surgeries in Indian surgical setup.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ze Li ◽  
Hui Li ◽  
Pin Lv ◽  
Xingang Peng ◽  
Changliang Wu ◽  
...  

Abstract Background There is still a lack of relevant studies on surgical site infection (SSI) after emergency abdominal surgery (EAS) in China. This study aims to understand the status of SSI after EAS in China and discuss its risk factors. Materials and Methods All adult patients who underwent EAS in 47 hospitals in China from May 1 to 31, 2018, and from May 1 to June 7, 2019, were enrolled in this study. The basic information, perioperative data, and microbial culture results of infected incision were prospectively collected.The primary outcome measure was the incidence of SSI after EAS, and the secondary outcome variables were postoperative length of stay, ICU admission rate, ICU length of stay, 30-day postoperative mortality, and treatment costs. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression were used to analyze the risk factors.Results A total of 953 patients (age 48.8 ± 17.9 years, male 51.9%) with EAS were included in this study: 71 patients (7.5%) developed SSI after surgery.The main pathogen of SSI was Escherichia coli (culture positive rate 29.6%). Patients with SSI had significantly longer overall hospital (p < 0.001) and ICU stays (p < 0.001), significantly higher ICU admissions (p < 0.001), and medical costs (p < 0.001) than patients without SSI.Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that male (P = 0.010), high blood glucose level (P < 0.001), colorectal surgery (P < 0.001), intestinal obstruction (P = 0.045) and surgical duration (P = 0.007) were risk factors for SSI, whereas laparoscopic surgery (P < 0.001 = 0.022) was a protective factor. Conclusion This study found a high incidence of SSI after EAS in China. The occurrence of SSI prolongs the patient's hospital stay and increases the medical burden. The study also revealed predictors of SSI after EAS and provides a basis for the development of norms for the prevention of surgical site infection after emergency abdominal surgery.


2020 ◽  
Vol 82 (5) ◽  
pp. 905-911
Author(s):  
Ridhima Aggarwal ◽  
A R Pranavi ◽  
Mohsina Subair ◽  
Sathasivam SureshKumar ◽  
G. S. Sreenath ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ze Li ◽  
Hui Li ◽  
Pin Lv ◽  
Xingang Peng ◽  
Changliang Wu ◽  
...  

AbstractThere is still a lack of relevant studies on surgical site infection (SSI) after emergency abdominal surgery (EAS) in China. This study aims to understand the incidence of SSI after EAS in China and discuss its risk factors. All adult patients who underwent EAS in 47 hospitals in China from May 1 to 31, 2018, and from May 1 to June 7, 2019, were enrolled in this study. The basic information, perioperative data, and microbial culture results of infected incision were prospectively collected. The primary outcome measure was the incidence of SSI after EAS, and the secondary outcome variables were postoperative length of stay, ICU admission rate, ICU length of stay, 30-day postoperative mortality, and hospitalization cost. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression were used to analyze the risk factors. The results were expressed as the odds ratio and 95% confidence interval. A total of 953 patients [age 48.8 (SD: 17.9), male 51.9%] with EAS were included in this study: 71 patients (7.5%) developed SSI after surgery. The main pathogen of SSI was Escherichia coli (culture positive rate 29.6%). Patients with SSI had significantly longer overall hospital (p < 0.001) and ICU stays (p < 0.001), significantly higher ICU admissions (p < 0.001), and medical costs (p < 0.001) than patients without SSI. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that male (P = 0.010), high blood glucose level (P < 0.001), colorectal surgery (P < 0.001), intestinal obstruction (P = 0.045) and surgical duration (P = 0.007) were risk factors for SSI, whereas laparoscopic surgery (P < 0.001) was a protective factor. This study found a high incidence of SSI after EAS in China. The occurrence of SSI prolongs the patient's hospital stay and increases the medical burden. The study also revealed predictors of SSI after EAS and provides a basis for the development of norms for the prevention of surgical site infection after emergency abdominal surgery.


2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-10
Author(s):  
Mohammad Mushfiqur Rahman ◽  
Md Mazedur Rahman ◽  
Mamun Ibn Munim ◽  
Md Shariful Haque

Post-surgical wou  infection is a crucial factor in surgical practice. Prolong use of postoperative antibiotic is common practice in our surgical world. This causes financial burden to our patients a antibiotic resistance. But international journals a  literatures suggest using antibiotics as prophylaxis only at the time of operation a  no further postoperative antibiotic is needed in clean contaminated surgery. This comparative cross-sectional study was done at the department of surgery, Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital from 1st July 2007 to 30th June 2008. A total number of 100 patients of clean-contaminated elective laparotomy were selected. Patients were ra omly divided into two groups, in Group-I (got single dose preoperative Inj. Ceftriaxone) a  in group-II (got single dose preoperative Inj. Ceftriaxone followed by Inj. Ceftriaxone for 2 days a  then Cap. Cefxime for next 5 days). There is no statistically significant difference in outcome between two groups. So, single dose preoperative Inj. Ceftriaxone (1gm) is sufficient as a prophylaxis of surgical site infection in clean-contaminated elective surgery.Faridpur Med. Coll. J. Jan 2016;11(1): 6-10


2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
Manisha Chhetry ◽  
Shanti Subedi ◽  
Sita Ghimire ◽  
Sabina Lamichhane ◽  
Basudev Banerjee ◽  
...  

Introduction: Post cesarean surgical site infection (SSI) is one of the common complications diagnosed in 2.5%-16% of the cases and is associated with significant increase in maternal morbidity, hospital stay, costs, and psychological stress to the new parents. This study was designed to study the incidence of SSI and the antimicrobial resistance pattern in our hospital.   Methods: This was a prospective observational study conducted from July 2015 to December 2015, in which all patients who were admitted with post cesarean SSI or developed SSI during their stay were included.  Wound specimens were collected and susceptibility testing was carried out using disc diffusion technique.   Results: The incidence of post cesarean SSI was 6.07% (47/774). Out of the 47 patients who had SSI, 35 (74.75%) had positive swab culture. The most important organism isolated was Staphylococcus aureus (82.85%) out of which 17 (58.62%) were MRSA strain. The resistance of Staphylococcus to penicillin was 84.6% whereas amikacin was found to be highly sensitive (>96%). Among the MRSA strain, resistance to ciprofloxacin, which is the currently used drug for prophylaxis, was 94%. Resistance to penicillins, cephalosporins, and clavulanate was also high. Resistance to vancomycin was also high (53%). Amikacin and chloramphenicol were found to be highly sensitive  (94% and 90% respectively) in the MRSA group.   Conclusion: MRSA is the leading cause of post cesarean SSI and is a matter of great concern. Amikacin and chloramphenicol were found to be highly sensitive in this group but unlike other studies, resistance of vancomycin was showing an increasing trend.


2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (10) ◽  
pp. 1495-1500
Author(s):  
Sadia Zaineb ◽  
Amina Akbar ◽  
Mobeen Ikram ◽  
Saira Mahboob ◽  
Arshad Mahmood ◽  
...  

Objective: To ascertain the frequency and risk factors for post-operative surgical site infection (SSI) in cesarean section. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Departments of Gynecology & Obstetrics and Anesthesiology, Secondary Care Hospital. Period: January to December 2017. Material & Methods: After the approval of hospital ethical committee, 337 parturient who underwent cesarean section were included in our study. Outcomes were: frequency and risk factors for post-cesarean wound infection. Data was analyzed by SPSS version 20. Qualitative data presented as frequency and percentage. Chi-square (Fishers test) used to analyze significance. P-value ≤ 0.05 taken as significant. Results: A total of 337 patients were included in our final analysis. The frequency of wound infection was 15 (4.4%). The mean age was 27.5 years ± 5.8 in our study population. There was no difference in age (p=0.781), parity (p=0.898), antenatal visits (p=0.319), referral from doctor (p=0.205), anemia (p=0.731), nature of surgery (elective or emergency LSCS) p=0.548, severity of anemia (p=0.962), blood grouping Rh-factor (p=0.531), chorioamnionitis (p=0.707), labor (p=0.955), premature rupture of membrane (p=0.427) and antepartum hemorrhage (p=0.769). 11 (3.3%) of the patients with SSI were treated conservatively while 4 (1.2%) required debridement and secondary suturing. None of our patients required referral to tertiary care hospital for treatment of SSI. Conclusion: The incidence of SSI after cesarean section was less in our study and we didn’t find maternal age, gestational age, previous cesareans delivery, antenatal visits, PROM, labor before LSCS, anemia to be associated with risk of SSI.


2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (09) ◽  
pp. 1276-1281
Author(s):  
Shahid Nazir Memon ◽  
Shehzada Ameer Ahmed Babar ◽  
Sarwat Sultana ◽  
Sulhera Khan ◽  
Amir Hussain Khan ◽  
...  

Objectives: High rate of post-surgical infections are reported with scanty effort for controlling them. The objectives were to evaluate frequency of surgical site infections in patients undergoing general surgery. Study Design: Cross Sectional Observational Study. Setting: Naz Memorial Hospital. Period: March 2019 to March 2020. Material & Methods: This study was conducted in general surgery ward for 1 year. All patients over 18 years admitted in surgery ward either as elective or emergency case were included while patients having any wound infection, operated in other hospital or diabetic foot and all those operated for incision and drainage of abscess were excluded. All patients that were operated during the study period were followed for any wound infection development till one qAqmonth. SPSS was used for data entry and analysis keeping p-value of <0.05 as significant. Results: 75 from 200 patients developed surgical site infection, 46 (61.3%) were operated in emergency. Among 24 contaminated surgeries type, 70.8% were reported having SSI (p-0.05) while from 28 dirty types of surgeries 78.6% of patients had a SSI (p-0.03). 25% were anemic, 21% diabetic while (20%) were reported to be hypertensive, 13 (17%) gave positive history of smoking while 12 (16%) were obese. Conclusion: Higher proportion of surgical site infection was observed in patients undergoing contaminated and dirty type of surgeries. Most patients with SSI were operated in emergency setting and anemia and diabetes were the most common risk factor reported in the infected patients.


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