A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY OF BACTERIOLOGICAL SPECTRUM OF ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANT INFECTION IN CLOSED FRACTURES

Authors

  • Rajendra Kumar Goyal MS Orthopedics, Medical officer, RBM Hospital Bharatpur

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32553/ijmbs.v5i8.2127

Keywords:

SSI, Closed, Implants

Abstract

Background- Surgical Site Infection (SSI) is defined as pain associated with erythema, induration, local tenderness, pus discharge or any culture positive or negative discharge from a surgically created wound.

Methods- Descriptive type of Observational study conducted on Patients in the department of Orthopaedics.

Results- 6.00% patients have wound infection.    Gram positive 83.33% patients have found with Staph. Aureus and Gram- negative 16.67% patients have found with Pseudomonas.

Conclusion- Infection in closed fractures with implants was quite high. The adverse outcome of SSIs related to a clean orthopedic surgical procedure can be associated with significant morbidity, cost, and even mortality.

 Keywords- SSI, Closed, Implants

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Published

2021-08-20

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Goyal, R. K. . (2021). A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY OF BACTERIOLOGICAL SPECTRUM OF ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANT INFECTION IN CLOSED FRACTURES. International Journal of Medical and Biomedical Studies, 5(8). https://doi.org/10.32553/ijmbs.v5i8.2127

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Vol. 5 No. 8 (2021)

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