Clinico-etiological profile of surgical site infections at a tertiary care center: A cross sectional study

Volume 20 No 8 (2022)

Page S , Pande R, Pusdekar V , , Javalekar P , Gupta D

DOI: 10.14704/nq.2022.20.8.NQ44845

Abstract

“Surgical Site Infections” (SSI) are reported to be the third most common hospital acquired infectionsleading to an adverse effect on the patient`s recovery from a surgical intervention. They may lead to several post-surgical complications affecting the quality of life. Objective: The objective of the study is to assess the incidence of surgical site infections (SSIs) in our center and to delineate the microbial profile of these infections and to study the factors associated with SSIs as well as their outcomes.

Keywords

“Surgical site infection”, “Microbial etiology”, “Risk factors”, “Incidence”,“post operative cases

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