Surgical site infection in patients undergoing cardiothoracic surgery in a tertiary first-class hospital

VernacularTitle:某三级甲等综合医院胸心外科患者手术部位感染调查
Author: Mei-Ling PENG ¹ ; Ti LIU ; Cheng-Yi FENG ; Ling ZHANG
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1. 苏州大学附属第三医院
Keywords: surgical site infection; cardiothoracic surgery; risk factor; management of healthcare-associated infection
From: Chinese Journal of Infection Control 2018;17(3):215-218
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To understand the status of surgical site infection(SSI)in department of cardiothoracic surgery, analyze the characteristics and influencing factors of SSI, and provide evidence for the prevention of SSI. Methods A prospective monitoring method was used to investigate the medical records of patients undergoing cardiothoracic surgery in a hospital from January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2015, operation status and SSI of patients were monitored, risk factors for SSI were analyzed.Results A total of 1 953 surgery patients were investigated, 31 had SSI, incidence of SSI was 1.59％.Logistic regression analysis showed that length of hospital stay, malignant tumor, duration of indwelling drainage tube, and long length of operation were independent risk factors for SSI, OR(95％)CI were 8.48(1.12-63.98), 3.99(1.15-13.83), 2.54(1.07-6.02), and 2.11(1.01-4.39)respectively, (all P＜0.05).Conclusion SSI prevention measures should be taken according to risk factors of SSI, so as to reduce the incidence of SSI.