02112nam a22001937a 4500001001300000003000400013005001700017008004100034245019100075520133600266580006101602650002901663650001701692700003001709700003301739942000701772999001501779952012401794D0001J000027DOH20210211144413.0210211b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d00aRisk factors for obstetrical and gynecological surgical site infections in a tertiary government hospital : ba case-control study /cJericho Thaddeus P. Luna, Mariles R. Hernandez-Nazel3 aBACKGROUND: Wound infection represents one of the most common serious complications after obstetric and gynecologic surgery, accounting for approximately 5 percent of women who deliver by cesarean section and 8 percent of gynecologic surgical hospitalizations. A number of risk factors associated with increased postoperative surgical site infection have been identified.


OBJECTIVE: To determine the risk factors associated with the development of surgical site infections among obstetrical and gynecological patients in a tertiary government hospital.


METHODS: This was a case-control study consisting of 44 obstetrical and gynecological patients who developed surgical site infection and 46 obstetrical and gynecological patients who did not develop surgical site infection after an abdominal surgery at the tertiary government hospital from January 2003 to June 2005. The odds ratio for each clinical and operative risk factor in the development of surgical site infection was calculated.


RESULTS: There were no significant differences in mean age, mean body mass index, absence of co-morbid illnesses, pre-operative hemoglobin level, and the duration of operation between the two groups. Patients who have had a prior operation have approximately a two-fold increased risk for SSI (OR=1.978, 95 percent CI 1.610 - 2.429).  aIn: Acta Medica Philippina, 2006 vol. 40 (2) pages: 7-11 2aSurgical Wound Infection 2aRisk Factors1 aLuna, Jericho Thaddeus P.1 aHernandez-Nazel, Mariles R.   cJA  c2811d2811  00102nlm4070aDOHCLbDOHCLcElectronicResd2021-02-11l0oJ000027pD0001J000027r2021-02-11 00:00:00w2021-02-11yJA