Prevention of Post-Operative Wound Infection in Abdominal Operations

Abstract

One hundred patients undergoing abdominal surgery were included in this prospective study. The role of local application of Betadine, usc of synthetic sutures, and usc of low pressure subcutaneous suction drainage were evaluated in preventing post-operative wound infection. The infection rate was 15 per cent with Betadine, 15.4 per cent with prolene, 20 per cent with subcutaneous suction drainage and 30.8 per cent in the control group. l\IJAFI 1996; 52 : 71-74

Effects of operating room nursing intervention on wound infection in patients undergoing ovarian cysts surgery: A meta‐analysis

“…There are benign and malignant ovarian cysts, generally speaking, benign cysts do not have much effect on women's body and can be treated with medication or disappear with menstruation, while malignant cysts should be removed by surgery to alleviate various clinical symptoms 4 . The most common complication of surgery is wound infection, which refers to the redness, swelling, heat and pain of the patient's wound infection within 2–4 days after the completion of the surgery, which not only damages the function of the patient's organs, but also may endanger the patient's life in serious cases, causing irreparable damage to the patient 5 . With the continuous improvement of medical level, controlling the incidence of surgical wound infection has become the focus of attention of healthcare professionals, patients and their families, because once a patient develops a surgical wound infection, the healing time of the wound will be prolonged, which not only prolongs the hospitalisation time of the patient, but also increases the economic burden of the family, and is more likely to lead to nurse–patient and doctor‐patient disputes 6 .…”

“… 4 The most common complication of surgery is wound infection, which refers to the redness, swelling, heat and pain of the patient's wound infection within 2–4 days after the completion of the surgery, which not only damages the function of the patient's organs, but also may endanger the patient's life in serious cases, causing irreparable damage to the patient. 5 With the continuous improvement of medical level, controlling the incidence of surgical wound infection has become the focus of attention of healthcare professionals, patients and their families, because once a patient develops a surgical wound infection, the healing time of the wound will be prolonged, which not only prolongs the hospitalisation time of the patient, but also increases the economic burden of the family, and is more likely to lead to nurse–patient and doctor‐patient disputes. 6 There are many ways to prevent postoperative wound infections, including the use of antibiotics before surgery, strict adherence to asepsis during surgery, timely dressing changes and keeping the wound dry after surgery, but the results are not particularly satisfactory, so it is particularly important to find a more appropriate way to prevent postoperative infections.…”