Table 2: Surgical site infections encountered in general surgery in the study area 2011.
* Includes both traumatic rupture and splenomegaly. ** Includes multiple operative interventions
Procedures Total (N=1611) No. (%) Surgical site infections (N=183) No. (%) Incidence (%)
Abdominal surgery:
Open appendectomy
Splenectomy *
Colon resection/fixation
Laparotomies ** (trauma/acute abdomen)
Open cholecystectomies
Lap banding
Paraumbilical hernia
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Laparoscopic appendectomy
- Other surgical procedures:
Hernioplasty
Hemorrhoids
Anal fissures/fistulae
Peri-anal abscesses
Open breast biopsy
Breast lumpectomies/mastectomies
Burn management
Diabetic foot
Vascular access
Plastic cosmetic
Skin lesions
Thyroid 		825 (51.2)
354(22.0)
43(2.7)
11(0.7)
56(3.5)
13 (0.8)
23(1.4)
113(7.0)
189(11.7)
23(1.4)
786 (48.8)
202(12.5)
87(5.4)
31(1.9)
21(1.3)
42(2.6)
34(2.1)
98(6.0)
89(5.5)
49(3.0)
31(1.9)
75(4.7)
27(1.7) 		104(56.8)
47(25.7)
9(4.9)
3(1.6)
21(11.5)
6(3.3)
6(3.3)
5(2.7)
5(2.7)
2(1.1)
79(43.2)
6(3.3)
1(0.5)
2(1.1)
3(1.6)
7(3.8)
9(4.9)
21(11.5)
23(12.6)
3(1.6)
1(0.5)
1(0.5)
2(1.1) 		12.6
13.3
20.9
27.3
37.5
46.2
26.1
4.4
2.6
8.7
10.1
3.0
1.1
6.5
14.3
16.7
26.5
21.4
25.8
6.1
3.2
1.3
7.4