Prevalence of Surgical Site Infections in Clean Orthopedic Practice With Implants
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research Professionals - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 4
Abstract
Objective: To assess the prevalence of surgical site infections in patients undergoing clean orthopedic surgery where metal implants were used. Methods: A prospective cross-sectional study with aim to calculate the prevalence of Surgical Site Infection SSI where 165 patients undergoing elective and clean orthopedic surgery during the months of March and April 2017. Results: The surgical site infection was found in 21 patients (12.27%). In data analysis, staphylococcus aureus was found to be the most common organism isolated. The rate of diabetes mellitus in the infected population was found to be 23.81% and rate of nicotine consumption in the infected population was found to be 28.57%. Conclusion: The occurrence of surgical site infection in orthopedic surgery was higher, with 62% of cases diagnosed after hospital discharge, this result reinforces the need for post-discharge surveillance.
Authors and Affiliations
Jairam D. Jagiasi, Ali Saify, Prakash Chandra, Ganesh Yeotiwad, Amit Yadav
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP546856
- DOI 10.21276/ijmrp.2017.3.4.039
- Views 125
- Downloads 0
Unexpected Epiglottic Cyst in Trauma Patient with Difficult Intubation
Epiglottic cyst is a benign cyst with unknown etiology. It is a rare presentation in adults and may obscure view for airway intubation. We report a case of trauma with difficult intubation in a 52-year-old man with an ep...
Prevalence of Cigarette Smoking Among Health Care Providers At Al-Ka'akia Sector of Primary Health Care in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, 2014
Background: Smoking is considered a significant health problem amongst youth around the world, particularly in developing countries. Although Saudi Arabia does not grow tobacco or manufacture cigarettes, smoking has exis...
Evaluation of Respiratory Diseases among Patients Visited in Hospital: A Clinical Study
Background: Acute respiratory infections (ARIs) are classified as upper respiratory tract infections (URIs) or lower respiratory tract infections (LRIs). The present study was conducted to evaluate respiratory diseases a...
Detection of Biofilm Producing Staphylococci By Three Different Methods and Their Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern in Urinary Catheter Tip Isolates
Introduction: Biofilms are group of microorganisms encased in an exopolymeric coat. They have been associated with a variety of persistent infections that respond poorly to conventional antibiotics. Purpose: To evaluate...
Quality of Life and Wellbeing of Patients with Celiac Disease in Aseer Region of Saudi Arabia
Background: It is known that people who suffer from celiac can't live natural life, they always have dissatisfaction feeling since most of time they can't enjoy with anything they have so, the aim of the study is to what...