Prevalence of surgical site infection among bile spillage and non-spillage patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A cross-sectional study

Introduction: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy, a common procedure is not without complications, and bile spillage can cause surgical site infection (SSI). There no local evidence in our hospital setting.
 Objective: The objective of this study was to find the prevalence among non-spillage patients following laparoscopic cholecystectomy at BMCTH
 Methodology: A hospital-based cross-sectional conducted from 25 February 2021 August surgery department BMCTH. We enrolled 120 through total enumeration technique who underwent cholecystectomy. all eligible participants were more than 18 years excluding having age >75 years, acute calculous cholecystitis, cholangitis and/or obstructive jaundice, previous biliary tract surgery, or Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, uncontrolled diabetes mellitus taking immunosuppressive drugs immunosuppressed conditions like HIV/AIDS. assessed on 7th postoperative day.
 Results: Among undergoing majority female 92(76.7%) 40-50 group 65(54.2%). Bile found 27(22.5%) 93(77.5%). (SSI) be 7.5% which 25.9% 2.2%. odds SSI 15.9 times statistically significant (p <0.05). pus culture predominant organism as Staphylococcus aureus 6(66.7%) followed by Escherichia coli 3(33.3%). indications symptomatic cholelithiasis 95(79.1%) chronic calculus cholecystitis 15(12.5%), gall bladder polyp 8(6.7%) stone pancreatitis 2(1.7%).
 Conclusion: More two almost one out ten had respectively. significantly higher number should concern surgeons. need extra careful with for infection.