Characterization of patients with infected surgical wounds

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Introduction: all surgeons at the Granma Surgical Clinical Provincial Hospital are confronted with surgical site infections, which present a high frequency and the results of the studies on this subject are considered insufficient.

Objective: to characterize patients with infected surgical wounds in the General Surgery Service of the Celia Sánchez Manduley Hospital.

Method: a descriptive, observational, cross-sectional study was carried out, the sample consisted of 52 patients attended in the General Surgery wards of the Celia Sánchez Manduley Hospital in Manzanillo, from June 1st to November 30th, 2023.

Results: the predominant sex was male and the age range was 55 to 60 years in 21.16 % of the patients. Arterial hypertension was the most frequent comorbid disease for 44.23 %. Acute appendicitis was the most frequent operative diagnosis for 30.77 %. Major, urgent and dirty surgeries were the most frequent types of surgery for 98.08 %, 90.38 % and 50 % of the patients respectively. The most frequently performed surgical procedures were appendectomy and herniorrhaphy, both with a prevalence in 30.77 % of the patients. Superficial infection presented higher prevalence, in 65.39% of the total infections.

Conclusions: infected surgical wounds are more common in men aged 55 to 60 years, with arterial hypertension being the most frequent comorbidity. Acute appendicitis is the most common diagnosis, and mainly major, urgent and dirty surgeries are performed, with a notable prevalence of superficial infections.

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2025-11-04

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Álvarez Pérez RJ, Artimez Martínez LM, Fajardo Alcalá R, Corría Milán II, Boris Miclin CD, Estrada Rodríguez Y. Characterization of patients with infected surgical wounds. EsTuSalud [Internet]. 2025 Nov. 4 [cited 2025 Nov. 5];7:e457. Available from: https://revestusalud.sld.cu/index.php/estusalud/article/view/457

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