Key result
Among emergency postoperative patients, the overall incidence of surgical site infections was 16.4%, with Klebsiella pneumoniae as the predominant causative organism (50%).
Population
114 emergency postoperative patients at the Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital
Design
Cohort
Authors
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High SSI rates with Klebsiella predominance signal prevention needs in emergency cases; leaves open optimal prophylaxis in similar low-resource settings.
Observational (n=114)
No
The incidence of surgical site infections in emergency postoperative patients in this Ugandan hospital is high (16.4%), predominantly caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae.
Lubega et al. (2017) conducted an observational in Surgical site infection (n=114). Emergency surgery was evaluated on Overall SSI incidence. Among emergency postoperative patients, the overall incidence of surgical site infections was 16.4%, with Klebsiella pneumoniae as the predominant causative organism (50%).
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