quent but serious complication of surgery. Postoperative infection often requires repeat surgery and prolonged hospitalization, and it may compromise ultimate surgical outcomes. In addition to sterile procedures and patient warming, prophylactic antibiotics have been shown to reduce surgical site infection. Despite the widespread use of prophylactic antibiotics, however, surgical site infection...

BACKGROUND Surgical site infections (SSI) are among the most common complications in surgical patients and have serious consequences for outcomes and costs. This study aimed to determine the rates and risk factors affecting surgical site infections and their incidence at Surgical 'C' Unit, Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan. The study was conducted to compare with rates obtained by la...

Hospital operating rooms are among the most infection-sensitive environments in healthcare facilities. Surgical procedures increase patient vulnerability to pathogens transmitted from surgical personnel, surgical equipment, the air and a patient’s own skin flora. Despite advancements in surgical techniques and infection-prevention methods, two out of every 100 surgeries in the U.S. result in su...