Microbiology Of Surgical Wound Infections
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Microbiology Of Surgical Wound Infections
Abstract
Surgical wound infections account for a significant portion of nosocomial infections and often arise within 30 days after the procedure or within one year if an implant is present. Surgical wound infections have been characterised according to their location and level of microbial contamination.
The causes of surgical wound infections and the mechanisms by which they enter surgical incision sites have been identified. The risk factors for surgical wound infections, including patient and operative features, have been recognised, as has their management.
Despite knowing the factors that drive surgical wound infections and how to prevent and/or control them, surgical patients continue to get infections.
Surgical wound infections are diagnosed and treated effectively in order to reduce economic expenditures and morbidity. Different surveillance strategies have been used to lower the rate of surgical wound infections.
Chapter one
INTRODUCTION
Prior to the mid-19th century, surgical patients frequently had postoperative “irritative fever,” which was followed by purulent discharge from their incision, overwhelming sepsis, and, in many cases, death. Postoperative infection morbidity did not significantly decrease until the late 1860s, when Joseph Lister established antisepsis principles.
Among surgical patients, surgical wound infections are the most prevalent nosocomial infection. Surgical wound infections occur within 30 days of the procedure or within one year if an implant is present, and are divided into three categories based on wound location and four categories based on the degree of microbial contamination.
Risk factors and management approaches have been identified. The bacteria isolated from surgical wound infections vary according to the underlying condition, location, and type of surgical surgery.
Surgical wound infections should be properly detected and treated in order to get patients home sooner and limit morbidity. To lower the rate of surgical wound infections, it would be beneficial to monitor them and provide appropriate feedback.
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