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Title

Cross-sectional study on surgical site infections and adherence to intraoperative sterile protocols

 

Authors

Naveenkumar Viswanathan1, Namratha Sivaprasad Dasamantha2, Kaushik Nattamai Rameshbabu3, Ajeet Saoji4, Naveen Javari Thirumalapura Javarashetty5,* & Keerthika Muniasamy6

 

Affiliation

1Department of General Surgery, Prince Charles Hospital, CWM TAF Morgannwg University Health Board, Wales, UK; 2Department of Nephrology, Nanavati Max Superspeciality Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India; 3Department Surgery, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; 4Department of Community Medicine, N. K. P. Salve Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre And Lata Mangeshkar Hospital, Digdoh, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India; 5Department of General Surgery, JP Hospitals Hyderabad, Telangana, India; 6Department of Surgery, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; *Corresponding author

 

Email

Naveenkumar Viswanathan - E-mail: drnaveenviswanath@gmail.com
Namratha Sivaprasad Dasamantha - E-mail: namrathaspd@gmail.com
Kaushik Nattamai Rameshbab - E-mail: nrkaushik2000@gmail.com
Ajeet Saoji - E-mail: saojiajeet@gmail.com
Naveen Javari Thirumalapura Javarashetty - E-mail: Javari.navi92@gmail.com
Keerthika Muniasamy - E-mail: keerthimmc23@gmail.com

 

Article Type

Research Article

 

Date

Received June 30, 2025; Revised June 30, 2025; Accepted June 30, 2025, Published June 30, 2025

 

Abstract

Despite advancements in surgical care, surgical site infections (SSIs) continue to contribute significantly to postoperative morbidity. Hence, we evaluated 150 surgical cases over six months at a tertiary care center to assess SSI prevalence and intraoperative sterile practice adherence. An overall SSI rate of 12.7% was noted, predominantly in gastrointestinal and emergency surgeries. Key contributing factors included prolonged operation time, inadequate sterilization, and poor adherence to sterile protocols. The findings underscore the need for stringent infection control practices to reduce SSIs and improve surgical outcomes.

 

Keywords

Surgical site infections, intraoperative protocols, infection control, sterility, surgical outcomes, cross-sectional study

 

Citation

Viswanathan et al. Bioinformation 21(6): 1623-1626 (2025)

 

Edited by

A Prashanth

 

ISSN

0973-2063

 

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

 

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.