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African Health Sciences
Makerere University Medical School
ISSN: 1680-6905
EISSN: 1680-6905
Vol. 19, No. 2, 2019, pp. 2068-2072
Bioline Code: hs19090
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
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African Health Sciences, Vol. 19, No. 2, 2019, pp. 2068-2072

 en An audit of surgical site infection following open prostatectomy in a Nigerian Teaching Hospital
Salako, Abdulkadir A; Badmus, Tajudeen A; Onyia, Chiazor U; David, Rotimi A; Adejare, Ifedayo E; Lawal, Adekunle O; Onyeze, Chigozie I & Ndegbu, Chinedu U

Abstract

Background: Surgical site infections (SSI) are a potential cause of morbidity and increased cost of care after operations such as open prostatectomy.
Objective: To audit the occurrence of SSI after open prostatectomy at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex (OAUTHC), Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Methods: A review of all patients who underwent open prostatectomy over a ten-year period (July 2005 to June 2015). Data analysis was done using the statistical package for social sciences version 21. Association between variables was determined using Chi-square or Fisher’s exact test as appropriate. A p-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Results: A total of 247 open prostatectomy surgeries were reviewed, with the patients’ ages ranging from 43 – 91 years and a mean age of 67.0 ± 8.8 years. Elective procedures were 98.8% while the remaining 1.2% were emergency cases. There were 24 (9.8%) surgical site infections. The duration of admission of the patients with SSI ranged from 6 – 15 days with a mean of 9.5 ± 3.2 days, as against 4 – 9 days (mean of 5.0 ± 2.1days) for those without SSI. All the patients with SSI were successfully managed with no resultant mortality. Risk factors identified for SSI were emergency surgery (p=0.001), obesity (p<0.0001), diabetes mellitus (p=0.008), smoking (p<0.0001), pre-operative catheterization (p<0.0001), excessive haemorrhage (p<0.0001) and post-operative suprapubic bladder drainage (p<0.0001).
Conclusion: SSI is a recognized complication of open prostatectomy. Identified risk factors for its occurrence from this audit are emergency operation, obesity, diabetes mellitus, smoking, pre-operative catheterization, excessive haemorrhage and post-operative suprapubic bladder drainage. Age, approach to prostatectomy (retropubic vs transvesical), incision type (lower midlinevs pfannenstiel), level of the surgeon, catheter type and modality of irrigation were however not significant risk factors for post-prostatectomy SSI in this study.

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v19i2.30
Cite as: Salako AA, Badmus TA, Onyia CU, David RA, Adejare IE, Lawal AO, Onyeze CI, Ndegbu CU. An audit of surgical site infection following open prostatectomy in a Nigerian Teaching Hospital. Afri Health Sci.2019;19(2): 2068-2072. https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v19i2.30

Keywords
Surgical site infection; risk factors; open prostatectomy

 
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