Effect of Pre-operative and Intra-operative Nursing Intervention on Surgical wound Infection among Surgical Patients

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.