ArticleThe East African health research journal2022
Predictors of Surgical Site Infections among Patients Undergoing Open Urological Surgery at a Tertiary Hospital, Tanzania: A Cross Sectional Study.
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- Prevalence, risk factors, and antimicrobial resistance of endemic healthcare-associated infections in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Pooled it
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- Adult intensive care unit nosocomial infections related deaths in Jimma medical center: a cause specific cox regression analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- The burden of surgical site infection and associated factors among patients admitted to the surgical ward in resource-limited countries: an institutional-based cross-sectional study.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
- Analysis of pathogen distribution and associated risk factors for surgical site infections following laparoscopic urological surgeries.International wound journal · 2024Article
- Mentoring approaches in a safe surgery program in Tanzania: Lessons learned during COVID-19 and recommendations for the future.Surgery open science · 2023Article
- Reducing surgical site infections and mortality among obstetric surgical patients in Tanzania: a pre-evaluation and postevaluation of a multicomponent safe surgery intervention.BMJ global health · 2021Article
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Abstract
Background: Surgical Site Infection (SSI) is one of the major hospital acquired infections, highly associated with prolonged hospitalisation, morbidity and mortality. In open urological surgeries, little is known on magnitude and factors associated with development of SSI. Methods and Materials: The intervention was a cross-sectional prospective observational study performed between August 2015 and March 2016 at Muhimbili National hospital (MNH), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Patients who underwent open urological surgery at MNH during the study period and met inclusion criteria were consecutively enrolled, and followed up for 30 days. Patients' and operative characteristics were recorded using standard structured questionnaires. Wound/pus swabs were collected from patients with clinical evidence of SSI for bacteriological processing. Data analysis was performed using SPSS version 20. Results: Of 182 patients who underwent open urological surgery, 22% (40/182) developed SSI. Pre-operative urinary tract infection (aOR 9.73, 95%CI 3.93-24.09, Conclusion: Surgical Site Infection was high in open urological interventions. Pre-operative urinary tract infection and contaminated wound class predicted SSI. Bacteria causing SSI were highly resistant to commonly used antibiotics.
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