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Article: Surgical wound infection

TitleSurgical wound infection
Authors
KeywordsOperative
Postoperative complications
Risk factors
Surgical procedures
Surgical wound infection
Issue Date1999
PublisherHong Kong Medical Association. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.hkmj.org/resources/supp.html
Citation
Hong Kong Medical Journal, 1999, v. 5 n. 1, p. 82-86 How to Cite?
AbstractObjective. To review the risk factors for surgical would infection; the use of prophylactic antibiotics in the prevention of wound infection; and the benefits of wound surveillance programmes to reduce the rate of surgical wound infection. Data sources. Medline literature search and review of published work on surgical wound infection, and the references cited in them. Study selection. Critical studies containing supporting evidence were selected. Data extraction. Data were extracted independently by multiple observers. Data synthesis. Factors that effect the susceptibility of a wound to infection include a pre-existing illness, the duration of the operative procedure, wound contamination, three or more diagnoses at the time of discharge, and abdominal operations. Antibiotic prophylaxis can decrease postoperative morbidity, shorten hospital stay, and reduce overall costs attributable to infection; the choice of antibiotic depends on the would class. Wound surveillance can also decrease wound infection rates. Conclusion. Surgical wound infections are common and consume a considerable portion of health care finances. A reduction in the infection rate to a minimal level, however, can be achieved by the judicious use of antibiotic prophylaxis and the use of an organised system of wound surveillance and reporting.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/45397
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dc.contributor.authorNandi, PLen_HK
dc.contributor.authorSoundara Rajan, Sen_HK
dc.contributor.authorMak, KCen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChan, SCen_HK
dc.contributor.authorSo, YPen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2007-10-30T06:24:36Z-
dc.date.available2007-10-30T06:24:36Z-
dc.date.issued1999en_HK
dc.identifier.citationHong Kong Medical Journal, 1999, v. 5 n. 1, p. 82-86en_HK
dc.identifier.issn1024-2708en_HK
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dc.description.abstractObjective. To review the risk factors for surgical would infection; the use of prophylactic antibiotics in the prevention of wound infection; and the benefits of wound surveillance programmes to reduce the rate of surgical wound infection. Data sources. Medline literature search and review of published work on surgical wound infection, and the references cited in them. Study selection. Critical studies containing supporting evidence were selected. Data extraction. Data were extracted independently by multiple observers. Data synthesis. Factors that effect the susceptibility of a wound to infection include a pre-existing illness, the duration of the operative procedure, wound contamination, three or more diagnoses at the time of discharge, and abdominal operations. Antibiotic prophylaxis can decrease postoperative morbidity, shorten hospital stay, and reduce overall costs attributable to infection; the choice of antibiotic depends on the would class. Wound surveillance can also decrease wound infection rates. Conclusion. Surgical wound infections are common and consume a considerable portion of health care finances. A reduction in the infection rate to a minimal level, however, can be achieved by the judicious use of antibiotic prophylaxis and the use of an organised system of wound surveillance and reporting.en_HK
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dc.subjectOperativeen_HK
dc.subjectPostoperative complicationsen_HK
dc.subjectRisk factorsen_HK
dc.subjectSurgical proceduresen_HK
dc.subjectSurgical wound infectionen_HK
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