Surgical Site Infection in the General Surgery Department of the Fousseyni Daou Hospital in Kayes

Objectives: To study surgical site infections (SSI) in the general surgery department of the Fousseyni Daou Hospital in Kayes. Material and method: This was a prospective study carried out from November 1, 2015 to April 30, 2016 on patients who underwent surgery and were hospitalized for at least 48 hours in the general surgery department. Results: During the study period we consulted 677 patients, of which 325 were hospitalized and 300 operated. of the 297 patients who survived after surgery, 12 developed a surgical site infection, a frequency of 4.16%. Of the 12 patients, 11 were male, the mean age was 39 years with a standard deviation of 14.9. The most common type of infection was superficial infection of the surgical wound with 66.66% of cases followed by deep infection in 33.3% of cases. We proceeded to local care with antiseptic such as Dakin, polyvidone iodine, association (Chlorhexidine + Chlorocresol + Hexamidine) and hydrogen peroxide. Conclusion: Surgical site infections are frequent and serious because of their morbidity and mortality and the cost of their management. The rigorous respect of the measures of asepsis per and post operative as well as a good antibiotic therapy based on the antibiogram allow to minimize them.