Andrade ZLE, Sánchez AUC, Martínez RV, Luna TA, Fernández RE

Language: Spanish
References: 16
Page: 167-172
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ABSTRACT

Introduction: Surgical site infections are the first cause of nosocomial infection in patients that undergo a surgical procedure. It’s estimated that the total cost only in the United States is of 10 billion dollars per year. Having a great repercussion in morbimortality rates. According to the actual literature the active surveillance programs are helpful for reducing incidence. Objective:Determine the incidence of surgical site infections occurring during two years, and the microorganism responsible and the prophylaxis used in each case. Material and methods: Retrospective, observational, descriptive and longitudinal research, that included 54 patients with surgical site infection, patients of general surgery, orthopedics, cardiothoracic surgery, gineco-obstetrics and neurosurgery were included. Results: From January 1sth of 2009 to 31sth of December of 2010, 10,765 surgeries were performed and the 0.5% had surgery site infection, the most common microorganism isolated was Escherichia coli in 12 patients (22.2%). The prophylactic antibiotic most used was cephalothin in 13 procedures (24%). Conclusions: Its fundamental to recognize that the most part of these infections morbidity and mortality is preventable resulting indispensable close surveillance.

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