Effect of Pre-operative and Intra-operative Nursing Intervention on Surgical wound Infection among Surgical Patients | ||||
Menoufia Nursing Journal | ||||
Article 4, Volume 7, Issue 2, November 2022, Page 53-72 PDF (1.43 MB) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/menj.2022.254816 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Eslam abd_elaziz rabea1; Amal A. EL-Sheikh2; Warda M. Henedy3; Mahmoud M. Alabassy4 | ||||
1Medical surgical department, faculty of nursing | ||||
2Professor of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University. | ||||
3Assistant Professor of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University. | ||||
4Lecturer of General Surgery Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Background:Surgical wound infection is a serious complication of surgical procedures. Purpose was to evaluate the effect of preoperative and intraoperative nursing intervention on surgical wound infection among surgical patients. Design A quasi-experimental design was used to achieve the purpose of the study. Sampling: Consecutive samples of 110 adult patients undergoing surgical procedure were selected and divided alternatively and randomly into two equal groups: 55 patients in each group. Setting: Study was carried out at Outpatient general surgery clinic, General surgical department and operating theatre of Menoufia University Hospital. Instruments of the study: Three instruments were used for collecting necessary data (structured interview questionnaire, biophysiological measurements,and Bates-Jensen wound assessment instrument. Results: 10.9% versus 36.4% respectively of the study and control group had surgical wound infection. Conclusions: preoperative and intraoperative nursing intervention was effective in prevention of surgical wound infections. Recommendations: preoperative and intraoperative nursing intervention should be applied to prevent surgical wound infection. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
preoperative and intraoperative nursing intervention; surgical wound infection | ||||
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