ABSTRACT
Objective To evaluate the effect of comprehensive intervention measures on preventing and controlling surgical site infection (SSI)in patients undergoing total abdominal hysterectomy.Methods Patients undergoing total abdominal hysterectomy in a hospital between January 2011 and December 2014 were investigated retrospec-tively,patients in 2011 were as control group,from January 2012,a prospective monitoring on SSI was initiated, comprehensive intervention measures were taken,patients between January 2012 and December 2014 were as inter-vention group,SSI before and after the intervention was compared.Results A total of 1 052 patients undergoing to-tal abdominal hysterectomy were investigated,267 cases were monitored before intervention,25 patients (9.36%) developed healthcare-associated infection (HAI),12(4.49%)of whom were with SSI;785 cases were monitored af-ter intervention,13 (1 .66%)of whom were with SSI,incidence of SSI in 2012,2013,and 2014 were 2.31 %, 1 .89%,and 0.77% respectively,there was a decreasing tendency(χ2 =7.30,P <0.01 ).Conclusion Prospective monitoring on SSI and comprehensive intervention can reduce the incidence of SSI in patients undergoing total abdominal hysterectomy.