Abstract

Background: Surgical site infection is as an infection that involves the wound created by an invasive surgical procedure and is associated with considerable morbidity. More than one-third of postoperative deaths have been reported to be SSI–associated, despite the advances in surgical practice. The third most frequent cause of nosocomial infections in hospitalized patients is surgical site infections (SSIs). This study aimed to assess the incidence of surgical site infections in general surgeries while identifying risk factors and prevention measures.
Methods: The PubMed and EBSCO Information Services databases were used for articles screening. All related papers with the subjects to study regarding the incidence of surgical site infection in general surgeries, while identifying risk factors and prevention measures, and other articles were used. We excluded additional papers that were not relevant to this topic. The data were collected as in a way that the group members would study it.
Conclusion: There is a clear effect of SSIs on both patients and healthcare organizations; therefore, more efforts should be done on implementing complex multidisciplinary prevention strategies. We propose that healthcare workers in the surgical center undergo training to stress the importance of integrating these measures into everyday practice and through the quality of service provided to surgical patients and avoiding SSIs.

Key words: Surgical site infection, management, risk factors, prevention measures