title: Audit of deep wound infection following hip fracture surgery.
abstract: An audit of 171 consecutive hip fractures treated surgically showed a deep wound infection rate of 3.6%. Several shortcomings in the implementation of the infection policy were identified and recommendations to eliminate them introduced. Review of the subsequent 186 patients gave a deep infection rate of 1.1%. Attention to detail and good practice are essential to maintain low wound infection rates.
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic Department, Newcastle General Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K.
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Mackay
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Harrison
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Bates
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dickenson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008485:Medical Audit; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology*