RESUMO
Objective: To analyze the frequency of surgical site infection in mesh open inguinal hernioplasty with single prophylaxis dose antibiotics and to find out organisms and its sensitivity
Study design: A Prospective interventional study
Place and duration: Jacobabad institute of medical sciences [JIMS], previous name of District head quarter hospital Jacobabad Sindh from 1st June 2009 to 30th April 2012
Methodology: The study comprises of 215 cases who underwent open mesh inguinal hernioplasty. Preoperative assessment was done for fitness of anesthesia before mesh repair. A single dose i/v antibiotic used, and early post operative surgical site infection examined. Wound site edema, redness, seroma, and pus discharge data collected. Culture was done to identify common organisms in wound infected cases. The data was collected and analysis done to see frequency of wound infection and sensitivity of infecting organism
Results: The frequency of surgical site wound infection was observed in 3.2%, and in these pus culture report showed that staphylococcus aures was commonest and E-coli organism was second common cause of superficial surgical site infection
Conclusion: The frequency of surgical site wound infection is low in Open inguinal mesh hernioplasty with single dose antibiotic prophylaxis and the Staphylococcus aueres was the common culprit organism