Title
Surgical duration as a factor in postoperative infection rates in orthopedic procedures
Authors
Rakshana Munusamy1, J Naveen Bose2, Anthony Peter Joseph3, Kamalkant Arvindkumar Singh4, Ajeet Saoji5, Manju Priya Sivasamy6,* & Goutham Murugesan7
Affiliation
1Department of Surgery, Madurai Medical College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India; 2Department of Emergency Medicine, Madurai Medical College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India; 3Department of Multi-Speciality, Fortis Nagarbhavi Bangalore, Karnataka, India; 4Department of Pediatrics, GMERS Medical College, Valsad, Gujarat, India; 5Department of Community Medicine, N. K. P. Salve Institute Of Medical Sciences & Research Centre and Lata Mangeshkar Hospital, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India; 6Department of Emergency Medicine, Sathiya Multispeciality Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; 7Department of Intensive Care, Orthomed Hospital, Royapettah, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; *Corresponding author
Rakshana Munusamy - E-mail: rakshanamunisamy248@gmail.com
J Naveen Bose - E-mail: naveenbose.j@gmail.com
Anthony Peter Joseph - E-mail: anthonypete1998@gmail.com
Kamalkant Arvindkumar Singh - E-mail: kks.kamalkant@gmail.com
Ajeet Saoji - E-mail: saojiajeet@gmail.com
Manju Priya Sivasamy - E-mail: manjupriyas2013@icloud.com
Goutham Murugesan - E-mail: gouthamreshe@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received June 1, 2025; Revised June 30, 2025; Accepted June 30, 2025, Published June 30, 2025
Abstract
Postoperative infection rates have been reported to be extremely sensitive to the surgical duration, particularly for orthopedic procedures that often require more extensive time and therefore increased exposure to infectious agents. Therefore, it is of interest to assess the surgical time and infection rate postoperative for 100 patients who had different orthopedic procedures performed. Surgical duration, infection rate and predisposing factors of infection were explored to determine limits where infection is likely to rise. Results suggest that long surgical time is highly significantly related to an increased rate of postoperative infection therefore, efforts to make the operative time optimal are relevant. These findings have enlightened the necessity for optimizing surgical time to enhance orthopedic patient outcomes.
Keywords
Surgical duration, postoperative infections, orthopedic procedures, infection risk, patient outcomes
Citation
Munusamy et al. Bioinformation 21(6): 1620-1622 (2025)
Edited by
A Prashanth
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
