Abstract
Background: Surgical site infections (SSIs) are a common cause of health-related infection and are associated with extended hospital stays and increased costs. The incidence of surgical site infections is affected by factors such as bacterial inoculation and virulence, host defenses, preoperative treatment and intraoperative management. Antimicrobial prophylaxis has been recognized as a standard procedure to eliminate postoperative risks of clinical practice due to infections. Our research was designed to determine the impact of prophylactic antibiotics on patient's elective postoperative wound and to analyze the result.
Methods: A prospective study that includes 200 patients admitted to the Department of Surgery at Dr RML Hospital New Delhi from March to August 2019 undergoing elective surgery was conducted. The research involved patients who underwent elective surgery. Preoperatively, ceftriaxone was used 30 minutes before incision and its impact on postoperative wound infection was studied.
Results: In our sample, we had 200 cases mainly males of 20-40 years of maximum age range. After administering antimicrobial prophylaxis, 07% of the maximum 200 patients experienced SSI.
Conclusions: A single dose of Ceftriaxone prophylaxis antibiotics is effective in preventing uncomplicated surgical site infection in an elective situation assuming an uncomplicated procedure.
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Corresponding Author
Dr Md Whhaj
Senior Resident DMCH
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v8i4.11
