ArticleInternational wound journal2025
Short-term incidence and risk factors of surgical site infection following trauma orthopaedic surgery in Northern Ghana.
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- Surgical site infection prevention among surgical healthcare workers in Syria: a nationwide cross-sectional study.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2026Article
- Antibiotic Susceptibility Evaluation in Bacterial Infections from Orthopedic Inpatients with Leg Trauma.Current microbiology · 2025Article
- Short-term incidence and risk factors of surgical site infection following trauma orthopaedic surgery in Northern Ghana.International wound journal · 2025Article
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Abstract
Trauma and orthopaedic surgery (TOS) can result in surgical site infections (SSIs), and the repercussions include prolonged and increased cost of treatment. This study investigated the incidence and risk factors of SSI following TOS. A prospective cohort study was conducted at the Tamale Teaching Hospital from September 2023 to May 2024. Data on demographics, comorbidities, preoperative, intra-operative and postoperative parameters were collected from patients, medical records and the operation report. SSI was defined following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention criteria. The incidence of SSI during the study period was determined, and univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to identify the independent risk factors of SSI. A total of 210 patients were enrolled of which 6.7% (14) developed SSIs, including 1.0% (2) deep and 5.7% (12) superficial SSIs. The incidence of open fractures and closed fractures in this study was 3.3% (7) and 2.9% (6), respectively. According to multivariate regression analysis, blood transfusion before surgery (p = 0.034; OR = 3.53; 1.10-11.33) was identified as an independent risk factor of SSI following TOS. However, there was a significant association between the type of dressing used on the surgical site after surgery (p = 0.035; OR = 4.08; 1.10-15.08) and SSI. The study reported the overall incidence rate of SSI after TOS to be 6.7% (67 per 1000 surgical operations). Blood transfusion before surgery was an independent risk factor of SSI following TOS. Local and global measures that limit the rates of SSI after TOS should be adopted especially in managing high-risk patients such as those who require pre-operative blood transfusion.
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