Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology (Jan 2000)

Wound Infection in Gynecologic Surgery

  • Aparna A. Kamat,
  • Leo Brancazio,
  • Mark Gibson

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/S1064744900000338
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 5-6
pp. 230 – 234

Abstract

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Objective: We sought to determine the wound infection rate among patients undergoing elective gynecologic surgery at a single tertiary care center and to determine the predictive value of various factors that contribute to infection. We further investigated the adequacy of hospital records in documenting infection rates as well as the timing of presentation of wound infections.