Wound Management in Gynaecological Surgery: A Tertiary Care Hospital Study in Bangladesh

Abstract

Background : Wound infection is one of the most prevalent problems associated with surgical therapy, accounting for a large amount of morbidity in gynaecologic surgical hospitalizations. To avoid potential problems like surgical-site infections and wound dehiscence, it's critical to care for post-operative wounds properly in the community. Objective : The objective of the study was to assess the prevalence of wound infection and its management system in gynecological surgery in a tertiary care hospital in Bangladesh . Method : This cross - sectional study was conducted from January 2019 to December 2020 at Uttara Adhunik Medical College & Medical College Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh . This study was purposively conducted aecological wounds & their infections . Results : Among 220 patients, 12.7 % of patients were below 20 years old and the maximum number of patients (46.3%) were between 20 to 29 years old . 60 % of patients’ socioeconomic status was a middle-class state . The rate of antibiotic prophylaxis was higher (31%) in combined surgery patients, length of hospital stay was higher among vaginal surgery patients, rehospitalization was observed higher (29%) among abdominal surgery patients, and most repeated surgeries were found to be higher (24%) in abdominal surgery patients. Maximum patients (31.8%) had hypertension and minimum patients (3.86%) had fever on admission. Maximum patients (33%) had operative site infection and minimum patients (6%) had postoperative ileus. Conclusion : Optimal surgical wound management is a crucial component of post-operative recovery, and health care practitioners should keep an eye on the progress of acute wound healing, prevent wound problems, and treat them correctly if they occur.