Incidence of Surgical Site Infection among Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgery at Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital Kano, Nigeria
Dalhatu, A.1, Hayat, I. G.2; Abdulwahab, A3. Ahmad, & A.4 Abdulmalik, M. A1, Rahmat, B.1, Aisha, S.1
1 Department of Nursing Sciences, Bayero University, Kano
2 Department of Nursing Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
3Department of Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
4 Department of Surgery, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospitals, Zaria
E-mails: adamudalhatu206@gmail.com, profandnafs@yahoo.com
ABSTRACT
Surgery plays an increasingly prominent role in healthcare and growing attention is being focused on the safety and quality of such care. Surgical site infections have been known to be the leading cause of Hospital Acquired Infection and contribute significantly high in modern surgery. Surgery related iatrogenic complications are avoidable and breakdown in standard practice usually results in surgical site infection especially in low income settings where resources are limited.
Keywords: surgical site infection, incidence, surgical wounds, infection, surgery,
