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Clinical and laboratory characteristics in gynecologic and obstetric patients with surgical site infection
Ena Michelle Lomelí-Muñoz Márquez1, Susana Piña-Cancino2, Sebastián Carranza-Lira3
1Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Hospital de Gineco Obstetricia No. 4 "Luis Castelazo Ayala," Servicio de Ginecología y Obstetricia. Ciudad de México, México.
Background:
The frequency of surgical site infection (SSI) is different according to the different hospitals and is not completely known in the hospital.
Objective:
To describe the clinical and laboratory characteristics in gynecological and obstetric patients with SSI, as well as its frequency, associated risk factors and the most frequently isolated microorganism in cultures.
Material And Mehotds:
Descriptive, cross-sectional, retrospective and observational study. The total number of SSI patients in the gynecology and obstetrics services were studied, consulting the database of the epidemiology service, clinical and electronic records; the data collection and the statistical analysis were carried out, reporting the results with means, standard deviations and percentages.
Results:
In the 11,967 surgeries performed in 2017, SSI was detected in 110 gynecological patients and 249 obstetric patients. The relevant risk factors were obesity and previous abdominal surgeries. The most commonly isolated microorganism in cultures in both patients was Escherichia coli.
Conclusions:
The frequency of SSI was 2.4% for gynecological procedures and 3.3% for obstetric procedures, similar to that reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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