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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