Changes in postoperative infections following implementation of safe surgery checklist and hand hygiene in University of Gondar Hospital
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Methods Baseline assemnet made on wound infection rate of 100 patients before the impelemenation of hand hygiene using the WHO accreditted alcohol based hand rub technique. Six monthe after, surgical site wound infection in 100 pateints of similar profile is reaudited. Wound infection is declared if there are clinical signs of wound infection from day 3 on post operative course. Wounds already infected during or befoe surgery were excluded. Study was conducted in two wards namely general surgical and Obstetric wards.
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