Abstract

Surgical Site Infections (SSIs) outcomes from bacterial contamination for the duration of or after a surgery. A descriptive sort of go sectional examine was carried out in Rajah Muthiah Medical College to have a look at the elements responsible for SSI. One hundred sufferers belonging to distinctive age and both sexes who were admitted for non traumatic emergency abdominal surgery from October 2015 – September 2017, have been blanketed inside this study. Data amassed and analyzed. The incidence of surgical site infections (SSI) turned to be 18%. It turned into cited that age, did no longer motive a statistically great impact on risk of SSI. Among preoperative factors accountable for SSI – threat for SSI is excessive in presence of co morbidities like malnutrition (45.12%), Diabetis Mellitus (28.5%), higher degree of wound contamination, delay in surgical operation and longer length of surgical operation. The chance of SSI is increased with the form of surgery – high in colonic surgeries 1 in 2 (50%) and least with obstructed hernia. The presentation of SSI turned into with symptoms like fever, pain, tenderness or wound discharge. The most common organism found to be E.Coli (52.7%), accompanied by means of staph. Aureus, Klebsiella and pseudomonas. All the organisms were sensitive to imipenem.

Keywords: Surgical site infections, host elements, microbial factors, environmental elements, Imipenem.