Wound infections in general surgery. A two-year prospective study in a private hospital.
The major and minor infection rate in 1,219 surgical wounds in which infection was a possible hazard was 4.2%. For the clean group the infection rate was 1%, for the clean-contaminated 6%, for the contaminated 15% and for the dirty class 19%. The mortality was 0.8% but there were no deaths due to infection or septicaemia. The results are classified according to the kind of surgery. They reflect a two-year prospective study in a conventional operating room without special air handling systems, in a private hospital. The series is characterized by a low antibiotic use (32% of the patients), the complete absence of anastomotic leaks and a systematic change of gloves, drapes and instruments before abdominal wound closure.
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents