A SURVEY OF THE INCIDENCE AND CARE OF POSTOPERATIVE WOUND INFECTIONS IN THE COMMUNITY

Authors
NOEL I HOLLYOAK V GALLOWAY A
Citation
I. Noel et al., A SURVEY OF THE INCIDENCE AND CARE OF POSTOPERATIVE WOUND INFECTIONS IN THE COMMUNITY, The Journal of hospital infection, 36(4), 1997, pp. 267-273
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Infectious Diseases
Journal title
The Journal of hospital infection → ACNP
ISSN journal
01956701
Volume
36
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
267 - 273
Database
ISI
SICI code
0195-6701(1997)36:4<267:ASOTIA>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
The incidence of postoperative wound infection after clean surgery in the four weeks following early discharge from hospital and its effect on community medical services have been studied prospectively. The wou nd infection rate as assessed by 118/155 patients who responded to a p ostoperative questionnaire was 9%; half of the wound problems presente d after discharge. Postoperative wound infection increased the time sp ent by general practitioners per patient twofold, and that of practice /district nurses greater than or equal to fivefold.