Assessing The Impact Of Surgical Site Infections On Orthopedic Patient Outcomes: A Public Health Perspective A Cross Sectional Study

Abstract

Background: Complications are a possibility with any procedure. Even though we do our best to prevent them, they are uncommon but do happen. Certain hazards are unique to certain surgeries or injuries, while other dangers are common to the majority of orthopedic procedures. The surgical site infection is a serious public health concern that surgeons deal with.

Objectives: In order to determine the prevalence and contributing variables for surgery site infections among orthopedic patients at Mardan Medical Complex Mardan

Study design:  A cross sectional study

Place and duration of study: department of orthopedic mmc hospital mardan from 05-jan 2019 to 05-july 2019

Methodology: Patients with orthopedic conditions hospitalized to the Mardan Medical Complex Mardan orthopedic unit participated in this research. A well-structured survey was used. All of the patients who had orthopedic OT procedures and were clean or contaminated were included in the research. Thirty days after surgery, their incisions were examined to see if an infection had occurred or not.

Results:  Following surgery, 327 clean and contaminated patients were evaluated. After classifying the wounds, 327 instances were categorized. n-248 (75.84%) clean  patients and n-79 (24.15%) contaminated patients were present. n-17 (5.19%) of the 327 surgical patients who were part of the research had an infection. Surgery site infection rates were largely dependent on the kind of wound; they were n-8 (3.2%) for clean wounds and n-9 (11.39%) for contaminated wounds.

Conclusion: The average duration of stay after surgery for these patients was much greater than for those who did not have surgical site infections, indicating the effect of these illnesses.