Key result
Among 1,290 women undergoing obstetrical and gynecological surgeries, 64 (4.96%) developed nosocomial infections, with surgical site infections being the most common (89.1% of infections).
Why the study?
Nosocomial infections cause significant morbidity and mortality, necessitating surveillance to monitor incidence rates and identify risk factors, causative organisms, and antibiotic sensitivity patterns following obstetrical and gynaecological surgeries.
Population
Post-operative patients following obstetrical and gynaecological surgeries from January 2015 to July 2015
Design
Record-based retrospective study in a tertiary care referral institute
Authors
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SSI predominance post-OG surgery supports surveillance; leaves open anemia-targeted prevention pending prospective trials.
Observational (n=1,290)
No
Surgical site infections are the most common nosocomial infections following obstetrical and gynecological surgeries, with anemia being a major risk factor.
. et al. (2019) conducted an observational in Post-operative obstetrical and gynaecological surgeries (n=1,290). Obstetrical and gynaecological surgeries was evaluated on Incidence of nosocomial infections. Among 1,290 women undergoing obstetrical and gynecological surgeries, 64 (4.96%) developed nosocomial infections, with surgical site infections being the most common (89.1% of infections).
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