RATE AND RISK OF SURGICAL SITE INFECTION FOLLOWING ABDOMINAL SURGERY | ||
| ALEXMED ePosters | ||
| Article 1, Volume 5, Issue 4, December 2023, Pages 5-6 | ||
| Document Type: Preliminary preprint short reports of original research | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/alexpo.2023.240264.1704 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Abdel-Hamid Ahmed Ghazal1; Mostafa Refaie Elkeleny2; Mohamed Mourad3; Hassan Isah Abubakar* 4 | ||
| 1Gastrointestinal (GIT) Surgical Unit, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alexandria | ||
| 2Gastroenterology (GIT) Surgical Unit, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alexandria | ||
| 3Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt | ||
| 4Upper GIT and Liver Surgery Unit (B), Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Despite advances in asepsis and surgical technology, surgical site infection (SSI) remains a significant cause of health and financial burden on patients and healthcare providers especially in developing countries. The dangerous health implications of SSI on patients make efforts towards identifying risk factors and strategies for their prevention, therefore, of paramount importance.A paucity of information exists regarding the incidence and risk factors of SSI following abdominal surgery in Alexandria, Egypt. AIM: This study aimed to describe the rate and risk factors associated with developing SSI in adult patients following abdominal surgery. PATIENTS AND METHODS: In this prospective observational study, all patients aged ≥ 18 years undergoing abdominal surgery at the Gastrointestinal surgery unit of the Alexandria Main University Hospital between November 1st, 2022, and April 30, 2023, were included. Excluded from the study were patients undergoing gynecological, urological, vascular, plastic, or transplant surgery. Patients lost to follow-up were also excluded. SSI was diagnosed according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Health Safety Network definition and data collection was done using a standardized data collection form. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to identify risk factors for SSI. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Surgical site infection; Abdominal surgeries; Risk factors; Antibiotic resistance | ||
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