Associated incidence and risk factors of surgical site infection among female patients undergoing cesarean section in Pakistan

Introduction: Surgical site infection (SSI) show up in the postoperative period that happens inside 30 or 90 days of
post-agent procedure on account of metallic embed addition. Infection has dependably been an element of human life
and sepsis in present day surgery keeps on being a critical issue for medicinal services experts over the world.
Objectives of the study: The main objective of the study is to find the SSI rate and to identify risk factors after
cesarean section.
Material and methods:The current study was conducted at Mayo Hospital Lahore during March 2017 to December
2017. The data include all those women who delivered baby through C-section. The data was collected on the basis of
demographic factor and social factors of the patients.
Results: A total of 200 patients are involved in this study. We can find that there is a significant relationship between
SSI and types of anesthesia used for surgery. The position of the baby does not have any significant role in SSI.
Conclusion:It is concluded that significant independent risk factors for SSI were as follows: higher BMI, increase in
the amount of blood loss during surgery, breech baby presentation, intrathecal analgesia, spinal anesthesia, and the
duration of hospital stay. The risk factors identified in this study are important in terms of the potential review of
practice and subsequent reduction in SSI.