Volume : X, Issue : VI, June - 2020

A Clinical study of wound dehiscence in emergency & elective obstetric and gynecological surgeries in a tertiary care set up

Dr Nischala S, Dr Huded Sridevi Sanganna

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Introduction: Despite better advances in operative techniques and understanding of pathogenesis , surgical site infections continue to be major source of morbidity in patients undergoing operative procedures. However the incidence of wound complications in obstetric population varies between 2.8–26.6%. Surveillance of SSI mainly wound dehiscence is useful to demonstrate the magnitude of the problem. Objective: Study is conducted to assess 1. The incidence , risk factors, ,organisms responsible for wound dehiscence in emergency and elective obstetric & gynaecological surgeries. Materials and methods: Source of data: Women admitted in the Department of OBG, BMCRI from June– 18 to June –19 in Vani Vilas hospital undergoing surgeries who developed wound dehiscence. Prospective observational study. The observations were tabulated and the incidence and associations of risk factors were studied by suitable statistical method . Results: Total 5488 patients underwent major surgeries. Wound dehiscence cases being 111 and incidence is 2.02%. Most common organism being E.coli (28.82%) . With common risk factors being anemia, nulliparity , patients undergoing LSCS for PPROM among obstetrics and diabetes, obesity, advancing age for gynecological cases. Conclusion: This study identifies the incidence, risk factors and organisms responsible for wound dehiscence. By understanding the risk factors, active surveillance of SSI and development of recommendations for reducing the incidence of wound dehiscence is possible

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A CLINICAL STUDY OF WOUND DEHISCENCE IN EMERGENCY & ELECTIVE OBSTETRIC AND GYNECOLOGICAL SURGERIES IN A TERTIARY CARE SET UP, Dr Nischala S, Dr Huded Sridevi Sanganna INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-10 | Issue-6 | June-2020


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