Key result
Postoperative sepsis occurred in 73.75% of neonates undergoing major surgery, with coagulase-negative Staphylococcus aureus as the most common causative organism (38%).
Population
80 newborns having a major surgery within the first 30 days of life at a tertiary-care level neonatal…
Design
Cohort
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High neonatal postoperative sepsis rates may warrant enhanced local infection protocols; leaves open multicenter prospective validation.
Observational (n=80)
No
Postoperative sepsis is highly prevalent (73.75%) in neonates undergoing major surgery in this Indian tertiary center, predominantly driven by coagulase-negative Staphylococcus aureus.
Bhatt et al. (2015) conducted an observational in Postoperative sepsis (n=80). Major surgery was evaluated on Incidence of postoperative sepsis. Postoperative sepsis occurred in 73.75% of neonates undergoing major surgery, with coagulase-negative Staphylococcus aureus as the most common causative organism (38%).
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