Wound infection survey at Teaching Hospital, Peradeniya.

نویسندگان

  • E Rajasegaram
  • C Wijeratne
  • R Mathangaweera
  • S T Esufali
چکیده

Despite many advances in surgery, wound infection continues to be a common problem (1,2,3). It increases the morbidity and cost of patient care (4). Many hospitals have wound care teams and regular surveillance of wounds (5). A prospective study was carried out from July to December 1997. A senior staff nurse was assigned to col­ lect data from patient records before and after surgery. The grade of surgeon was recorded. The information recorded was kept confidential and during the period of studies the practice of surgery was not altered. Post-operatively all wounds were examined on the 3, 7 and 30 day after sur­ gery. Wound infection was defined as the presence of a discharge from the suture line with positive bacterial cul­ ture or the presence of frank pus which required drainage. The operations were classified according to the degree of contamination using guidelines given by the American College of Surgeons (5). Contaminated and dirty wounds were not included in this study.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Ceylon medical journal

دوره 45 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2000