OBJECTIVE To study the
risk factors of
surgical wound infection among
patients in department of
general surgery.
METHODS The factors on
surgical wound infection were investigted by
retrospective study.RESULTS The
surgical wound infection rate was 4.26%in department of
general surgery in our
hospital,the
infection rate in type Ⅰ operation was 0.80%,and the
infection rate in types Ⅱ and Ⅲ was 7.03%.
Gender,age,
obesity,diabetes,
classification of incision,
character of operation and operation
time were the
risk factors of
surgical wound infection among
patients in department of
general surgery.CONCLUSIONS Strengthening monitor and
regulation of
risk factors can degrade
surgical wound infection rate.