Abhijith Sudhakar Shetty1, Mohamed Afjal2, Balaji Prabhakaran3
BACKGROUND
The aim of the study is to study relation of emergency and elective surgery to postoperative wound infection and common organisms encountered.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Seventy surgical infection were studied from postop patients. Culture and sensitivity reports were noted and documented.
RESULTS
Most common organism encountered is Pseudomonas (34.3%). Postoperative wound infection was commonly encountered in emergency cases (62.9%) and clean contaminated type of cases (32.9%).
CONCLUSION
Most common organism in postoperative wound infection is Pseudomonas. Postoperative wound infection is more in emergency case, clean contaminated type of cases and patients prepared by shaving in more than 24 hours before surgery and who have not taken bath.
