• Department of Hospital Infection Control, the Third People's Hospital of Mianyang, Mianyang, Sichuan 621000, P. R. China;
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Objective To explore the risk factors for and preventive measures of orthopedic perioperative surgical site infection. Methods We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 2 752 cases of orthopedic surgery performed from January 2010 to December 2012. The risk factors for such infection were analyzed and certain preventive measures were put forward. Results A total of 97 patients were infected with a surgical site infection rate of 3.52%. The surgical site infection was closely related to ages, basic diseases, surgical site, types of incision, preoperative hospital stay, operative time, urgent elective surgery, the use of antibiotics, medical staff hand hygiene and other factors, of which the rate of infection after amputation was the highest, reaching 23.81% (20/84). Conclusion Making full preparations before operation, strengthening medical staff's hand disinfection, prophylactic antibiotics, good precautions and regulations in operation, and nursing meticulously after operation can be taken to prevent and reduce surgical site infection in orthopedic operation patients effectively.

Citation: FANGui-hong, GUYun-feng, HOULi, CHENRong, ZHOUYing. Analysis on the Risk Factors for Orthopedic Perioperative Surgical Site Infection and the Nursing Countermeasures. West China Medical Journal, 2014, 29(12): 2315-2318. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.20140700 Copy

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