Damani N N, Mughis Uddin Ahmed.
Prevention of Surgical Wound Infection.
Ann Abbasi Shaheed Hosp Karachi Med Dent Coll Jan ;4:131-2.

Despite advances in the operative techniques and better understanding of the pathogenesis of wound infection, postoperative wound infection continues to be a major source of morbidity and mortality for patients undergoing operative procedures. It can account for upto 30% of hospital-acquired infection. The sources of infection may be endogenous (organisms acquired from patient`s own body) or exogenous (organisms acquired from the environment). In order to minimize postoperative surgical wound infection, it is important to create a safe environment by controlling four main sources of infection i.e. personnel, equipment, the environment and patient`s risk factors. This is a review article.

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