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Abstract
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urgical Site Infections (SSIs),previously called post-operative wound infections, result from bacterial contamination during or after a surgical procedure. The risk of infection is greater in all categories if surgery is performed as an emergency. Surgical site infection causes considerable morbidity, mortality and high cost to the health care system and is becoming increasingly important in medico-legal aspects.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has found that up to one-third of patients undergoing a surgical procedure in low and middle income countries are affected by SSI. In the UK the cumulative incidence of SSI varies according to the type of surgery. Between April 2011 and March 2016 147 NHS trusts submitted data on 611, 700 procedures and the highest incidence of SSI was observed in trauma orthopedic surgery (9.8%) and the lowest incidence in hip and knee prosthesis surgery (0.6%).
SSIs are associated with considerable morbidity and it has been reported that over one-third of postoperative deaths are related, at least in part, to SSI. However, it is important to recognize that SSIs can range from a relatively trivial wound discharge with no other complications to a life-threatening condition.
The aim of the study is to assess the Prevalence, risk factors and causative organism of surgical site infection after orthopedic surgeries in Suez Canal University Hospitals.