title: Surgical sepsis at a district general hospital.
abstract: A retrospective survey of 15,199 surgical wounds occurring over a 5-year period was carried out at a District General Hospital. Of 9495 'clean' operations, 4.5% became infected in contrast with 15.8% of 5704 'clean-contaminated' operations, an overall wound infection rate of 8.8%. There was a downward trend in the proportion of severe wound infections in 'clean-contaminated' operations which may be related to the increasing expenditure on antibiotics.
authors.forename: N R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Hulton
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Kiff
authors.forename: T D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Brogan
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria; D006767:Hospitals, District; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006801:Humans; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology