Post-operative wound complications
Siimes, A.; Vartianinen, E.; Widholm, O.
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica 49(3): 255-258
1970
ISSN/ISBN: 0001-6349 PMID: 4933285 Document Number: 26383
The wound complications occurring after a total of over 32 000 gynaecological operations from 1955 to 1967 have been analysed. The average rate of infection was 2.9%. Staphylococcus aureus was found in 29% of cases and in 24% of swabs E. coli was observed. Altogether Gram-negative bacilli were found in 27% of the infected wounds. Clear differences can be noticed in the numbers of complications following different operations, the fewest complications occurring after abortion made by hysterotomy and operations for malignant disease, and the greatest number after total hysterectomies and operations for incontinence. Prophylactic appendicectomies increased the rate of wound infections to 4.3%.