Surgical site infection
(SSI) is an infection occurring in an incision wound within 30 days of surgery
and significantly effects patient recovery and hospital resources.
To determine the
prevalence of SSI among non-diabetic patients undergoing major surgery at
St.Francis hospital Nsambya. This was a Cross-section prospective study, the
study was carried out at St. Francis Hospital Nsambya in Kampala.
This is one of
the tertiary level referral and teaching hospital for MKPG Nkozi University. It
has a bed capacity 342 beds. Approval to conduct the study was obtained from
the institutional review board prior to commencement of data collection.
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