abstract background: a surgical site infection (ssi) is the most common nosocomial infection after surgery and is the third most common infection in hospitalized patients. the aim of this study was to asses minimum inhibitory concentration (mic) of the causing agents of ssi and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns. methods: this cross-sectional study was done in three referral hospitals in nor...

conclusions: the study findings revealed that peritoneal lavage with imipenem solution (1 mg/ml) decreases the rate of post-operative ssis in patients with perforated appendicitis in comparison to patients irrigated with normal saline alone. these patients also had shorter hospital stay, and lower hospital costs. results: imipenem solution irrigation was associated with significant clinical imp...

introduction surgical site infection is a common side effect of surgeries that causes an increase in morbidity, mortality , patient length of stay in the hospital and hospital expenses. quality management as an organizational strategy helps improve working processes and enhance hospital productivity. method this study aimed to examine the impact of applying a quality management technique on red...

Background and Aim: Surgical site infection is an important complication after spinal surgery. Prevention and treatment of this complication requires more and reliable information. In this article, we investigated the epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of post-operative infection in spine procedures by reviewing previous related studies. Methods and Materials/Patients: In this...

materials and methods one hundred ssis specimens were obtained by needle aspiration from purulent material in depth of infected site. these specimens were cultured and incubated in both aerobic and anaerobic condition. for detection of antibiotic susceptibility pattern in aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, we used disk diffusion, agar dilution, and e-test methods. results a total of 194 bacterial ...