A Cross-Sectional Study of Surgical Site Infection Rates Following Elective  Versus Emergency Abdominal Surgeries at a Tertiary Care Hospital

Dr. Samruddhi Vaidya, Dr. Jidnyasa Bhate

A Cross-Sectional Study of Surgical Site Infection Rates Following Elective Versus Emergency Abdominal Surgeries at a Tertiary Care Hospital

Authors

Dr. Samruddhi Vaidya, Dr. Jidnyasa Bhate

Keywords:

Surgical site infection. Emergency abdominal surgery. Elective abdominal surgery.

Abstract

Background: Surgical site infections (SSIs)are a major cause of postoperative morbidity,particularly following abdominal surgeries.The risk of SSI varies between elective and emergency procedures due to differences inpatient optimization, wound contamination,and operative factors

References

Sun K, Wang CC, Geiger TM, Smith MC, Lee H, Younan SA, Khan A. Increasing differences in surgical site infections after emergency and elective colorectal surgery. Journal of Surgical Research. 2022 Oct 1;314:261-72

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Published

2023-07-28

How to Cite

Dr. Samruddhi Vaidya, Dr. Jidnyasa Bhate. (2023). A Cross-Sectional Study of Surgical Site Infection Rates Following Elective Versus Emergency Abdominal Surgeries at a Tertiary Care Hospital . International Journal of Pharmacy Research & Technology (IJPRT), 13(2), 196–202. Retrieved from https://ijprt.org/index.php/pub/article/view/1416