Incidence, risk factors and outcomes of surgical site infections among patients admitted to Jimma Medical Center, South West Ethiopia: Prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Surgical site infections are one of the leading health care-associated infections in developing countries. Despite improvements in surgical technique and the use of best infection prevention strategies, surgical site infections remained the major cause of hospital acquired infections. Therefore, this study aimed to determine incidence, risk factors, and outcomes of surgical site infections among patients admitted to Jimma Medical Center, South West Ethiopia.

Methods

A hospital based prospective cohort study design was employed to follow adult patients admitted to general surgery ward, orthopaedic ward and gynaecologic/obstetrics ward of Jimma Medical Centre, from April 20 to August 20, 2019. All patients were followed daily before, during and after operation for 3

SUBMITTER: Misha G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8058519 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature