ABSTRACT

Background: To Study the Incidence and Determinants of Surgical Site Infection in Open Elective and Emergency Surgery. Methods: It is a prospective study, which involves 250 patients who were admitted and operated for all open elective and emergency cases. Result: 22 cases diagnosed to have surgical site infection from sample size of 250, which shows the incidence of 8.8%. Conclusion: Incidence of wound infection is 8.8% which is less compared to incidence in developing country but more on comparing the incidence in developed country. Keywords: Surgical Site Infection, Elective and Emergency Surgery
Publication date: 01/11/2021

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2021/10.11.57441