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Revista Venezolana de Cirugía
versión impresa ISSN 0378-6420versión On-line ISSN 2665-0401
Resumen
PINANGO, Silvia; LEVEL, Luis y INCHAUSTI, Cristina. SURGICAL SITE INFECTION INCIDENCE IN SURGERY SERVICE I, HOSPITAL DR. MIGUEL PÉREZ CARREÑO. 2019-2021. OBSERVATIONAL STUDY. RevVenezCir [online]. 2021, vol.74, n.2, pp.39-43. Epub 16-Ago-2024. ISSN 0378-6420. https://doi.org/10.48104/rvc.2021.74.2.6.
Surgical site infection is one of the most frequently reported types of healthcare-associated infections, it has a negative impact on patients physical and mental health and increase the risk of mortality. The objective of this study is to determine the incidence of surgical site infection in elective and emergency surgeries, and its distribution according to the pathology.
Methods:
Retrospective and observational study, in which patients from the General Surgery Service I of the Hospital Miguel Pérez Carreño were included, between January 2019 and July 2021, who went under a surgical procedure.
Results:
In total 1341 patients were included. The overall incidence of surgical site infection was 9.77%, most of the infections were in emergency surgery with an incidence of 10.7% and 4.17% in elective surgeries. The pathologies with the highest percentage of infection were abdominal trauma followed by bowel obstruction. The incidence of surgical site infection in appendicular pathology was 10.4%. The most frequently isolated pathogens in the cultures performed was E. coli.
Conclusions:
Surgical site infection is a frequent complication in emergency surgery and needs to be considered and prevented in abdominal trauma, bowel obstructions, and complicated appendicitis. Knowledge of the incidence of this complication and comparing it with international studies is essential to establish own protocols for its control and prevention.
Palabras clave : Surgical site infection; abdominal trauma; acute appendicitis; biliary pathology; intestinal obstruction; antibiotic prophylaxis.
