Volume : IX, Issue : VIII, August - 2020

WARMING DEVICES REDUCE THE RISK OF SURGICAL SITE INFECTIONS

Ravindra Kharat, Akshay Rao, Salman Shaikh

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BACKGROUND: Surgical site infection is still a considerable cause of morbidity and mortality leading to a higher burden on the healthcare system and has become an increasingly important medico-legal issue in recent times. Hypothermia is common in the operating theatre and may increase susceptibility to postoperative complications. The purpose of this study was to correlate the use of warming devices to prevent hypothermia, with the risk of reduction in SSI, ultimately reducing the duration of hospital stay and post-operative complications associated with surgery. METHOD: 100 patients above the age of 18 years and fulfilling the inclusion criteria admitted and operated on at Bharati Hospital and Research Centre, Pune during the period of August 2017 to August 2019 were included in this study. Out of the 100 patients, in 50 patients warmers were used and in 50 warmers were not used. A forced air warmer was used to maintain normothermia at 37 oC. Any surgical site infection developed was confirmed after culture sensitivity report of discharge from wound. Approval of the ethics committee was obtained before commencement of this study. RESULTS: According to the study the total SSI incidence was 4% with the use of warmers and 10% without the use of warmers, hence having a reduction in 60% with the use of warming devices. CONCLUSION: The use of warming devices reduces the overall risk of surgical site infections and is an easy, cost effective and convenient method to do so.

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WARMING DEVICES REDUCE THE RISK OF SURGICAL SITE INFECTIONS, Ravindra Kharat, Akshay Rao, Salman Shaikh GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : Volume-9 | Issue-8 | August-2020

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