Magnitude of surgical site infection and its associated factors among patients who underwent a surgical procedure at Wolaita Sodo University Teaching and Referral Hospital, South Ethiopia.
Nefsu Awoke AduloAseb Arba KinfeAbiy GirmaPublished in: PloS one (2019)
The magnitude of surgical site infection in this study was high. Shortening preoperative hospital stays, delivering intravenous antimicrobial prophylaxis before surgery, and giving wound care as ordered would significantly reduce the incidence of surgical site infection.
Keyphrases
- surgical site infection
- healthcare
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- primary care
- staphylococcus aureus
- minimally invasive
- palliative care
- prognostic factors
- patients undergoing
- peritoneal dialysis
- risk factors
- high dose
- adverse drug
- acute coronary syndrome
- chronic pain
- medical students
- drug induced