Surgical wound infection: A general overview

Surgical wound infection.

OBJECTIVE: To review the risk factors for surgical wound infection; the use of prophylactic antibiotics in the prevention of wound infection; and the benefits of wound surveillance programmes to reduce the rate of surgical wound infection. DATA SOURCES: Medline literature search and review of published work on surgical wound infection, and the references cited in them. STUDY SELECTION: Critical...

Surgical Wound Infection Following Laparotomy

Background: Surgical wound (site) infection is the commonest complication following laparotomy for clean-contaminated and contaminated abdominal operations. Good surgical technique and perioperative prophylactic antibiotics in clean-contaminated and contaminated abdominal operations contribute to the low rate of surgical wound infection and its complications. The objectives of this study were t...

Post-operative surgical wound infection

The occurrence of post-operative wound infection was studied respectively over an eight month period in the University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur. One hundred and seventy four (3.4%) surgical wounds out of 5129 operations became infected. The clean wound infection rate was 2.9%, rising to 5.4% and 12.2% for clean-contaminated and contaminated surgical wounds respectively. Of the wound infections, 8...

Antibacterial Activity of Origanum vulgare on Staphylococcus aureus in a Rat Model of Surgical Wound Infection

Overview and management of sternal wound infection.

Sternal wound infection is a life-threatening complication after cardiac surgery associated with high morbidity and mortality. Past treatment options have included closed suction and continuous irrigation. Current paradigms in the management of sternal wound infection include surgical debridement, vacuum-assisted closure therapy, flap coverage, and sternal plating. We provide a general overview...