An original research paper on incidence and risk factors for surgical site infections following major abdominal surgeries in obstetrics and gynaecology

Background: Surgical site infections associated with substantial morbidity and mortality, increase in hospital stay and enhanced cost of health care. Objective of present study is to analyse the incidence of surgical site infections after major abdominal obstetrics and gynaecologic surgeries and risk factors for development SSIs.Methods: It is observational study carried out at Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, ESI-PGIMSR at a teaching public hospital Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It is a tertiary care centre and a teaching hospital. Women who had undergone abdominal surgery for various Obstetrics and Gynaecology indications.Results: 7.3% of operated subjects had SSI. And significant risk factors are anemia, obesity hypoprotenemia, prolonged pre-operative hospital stay, Diabetes mellitus.Conclusions: Post-operative abdominal wound infection represents a substantial burden of disease both for the patients and the healthcare services in terms of the morbidity, mortality and economic costs.