The Effect of Surgical Wound Infection on Postoperative Hospital Stay | ||
| The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine | ||
| Article 110, Volume 90, Issue 1, January 2023, Pages 775-779 PDF (525.64 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhm.2023.279933 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Ahmed Mohamed Saeed; Ahmed Osama Abdelmotaal Abdelmeguid; Wael abd Elatief Khafagy | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Patients who experience any postoperative complication have longer hospital stays. Infection at the surgical site is the major cause of postoperative problems and lengthening of hospital stays. However, numerous variables contribute to the development of surgical site infections. Objective: The present study is aimed to investigate the effect of surgical wound infection on postoperative hospital stay. Patients and methods: This study was conducted in Al Hussein and Al Mokatam General Hospital from February to August 2022 on 20 cases. Complete history and demographic data were obtained along with complete physical examination from all participants. All data regarding characters of the surgical wound and time of discharge was recorded. Results: Mean age in the included patients was 42.22 (SD 10.94) years. Mean weight was 87.72 (SD 13.5) kg. Mean height was 166.56 (SD 5.88) cm. Postoperative Hb reached 11.36 (SD 0.54) g/dl. Among 20 patients included in the study lower segment cesarean section (LSCS) was reported in 4 (20%) of cases, myomectomy was in 3 (15%) and total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH) was in 13 (65%) cases. Mean time to discharge in gapped wound was 2.5 (SD 2.1) days. Time to discharge was significantly increased in cases with gapped wound. There was significant negative correlation between hospital stay and good wound. Conclusion: Depending on the surgical category, the length of hospital stays and wound characteristics related to surgical site infection (SSI) vary greatly by identifying the surgical techniques that have a SSI unfavourable effect that is more severe. A strong inverse relationship exists between hospitalisation and healing wounds. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Surgical site infection; Length of hospital stay, Time to discharge, Case series, Al-Azhar University | ||
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