HOW TO PREVENT SURGICAL SITE INFECTION (SSI) IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL, SIALKOT
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https://doi.org/10.60127/sjms.3.2.2024.64Abstract
Objectives: This study was conducted, to evaluate the prevention of Surgical Site Infection (SSI) in Imran Idrees Teaching Hospital, Sialkot.
Methodology: A Prospective, observational, multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted at Imran Idrees Teaching Hospital, Sialkot/ Tertiary Care Hospital. Total 250 patients aged from 5 to 80 years were included in this study. A questionnaire was prepared. The consented surgeons were interviewed and data was collected accordingly.
Results: By evaluating the data it was found that 63.2 percent of patients were female and 37.8 percent were male. Aged below 18 years were 29.6 percent, 18 to 40 years were 33.6 percent and above 40 years were 36.8 percent. Some of the patients (34.8) were diabetic which is a main cause of surgical site infection. Mostly prewash, nail cleaning and antisepsis of hands with brush was performed before surgeries. Alcohol rub method was used in 63% cases and aqueous scrub was used in almost 37% of cases. As the duration of time for scrub is a main factor in minimizing and maximizing the surgical site infection, in most of the cases surgical scrub time was more than 5 minutes. Antiseptic agent used for the antisepsis process was alcohol in 24% of cases, iodine in 49% of cases, chlorohexidine was used in 15% of cases and hexachlorphene was used in 12% of cases. Mostly surgeons were familiar with the methods and protocol of antisepsis. Mostly surgical site infection acquires due to ignorance by the patients.
Conclusion: This concludes proper hand antisepsis with a suitable antiseptic agent can prevent surgical site infection. Mostly hand antisepsis is followed by the surgeons while the surgical site infection is caused by the poor hygiene of patients.
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