POST-DISCHARGE SURGICAL SITE INFECTION: OCCURRENCE AND CHARACTERIZATION OF GENERAL SURGERY OUTPATIENTS

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v22i4.51678

Keywords:

Cross infection, Surgical wound infection, Follow-up, General surgery, Medical-surgical nursing.

Abstract

The objective of this study was to investigate the occurrence of surgical site infection and describe the characteristics of cases of general surgery outpatients in post-discharge follow-up in a hospital in the Federal District, in Brazil. This was a descriptive, retrospective study corresponding to the years 2011 to 2013, conducted from August 2015 to July 2016, based on consulting the hospital’s information systems and the medical records of patients. In the study period, 2,772 general surgery procedures were performed and 2,283 (82.28%) patients received post-discharge follow-up. Eighty-five cases of infection were diagnosed, equivalent to a mean rate of 3.7% in the period. There was a higher occurrence of infection between the sixth and tenth day after surgery. The data reinforces the relevance of post-discharge surveillance instituted in the health service and provides results indicators that may help define strategies for improving measures aimed at preventing and controlling surgical site infections.

Author Biographies

Raíssa Gabriela dos Reis, Universidade de Brasília

Universidade de Brasília. Departamento de Enfermagem

Maria Cristina Soares Rodrigues, Universidade de Brasília

Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde. Departamento de Enfermagem. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem

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Published

2017-11-29

How to Cite

dos Reis, R. G., & Rodrigues, M. C. S. (2017). POST-DISCHARGE SURGICAL SITE INFECTION: OCCURRENCE AND CHARACTERIZATION OF GENERAL SURGERY OUTPATIENTS. Cogitare Enfermagem, 22(4). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v22i4.51678

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Vol. 22 No. 4 (2017)

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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