Table 2.
Surgical profile of the study patients admitted to the Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital, Harar, Eastern Ethiopia, 2017.
| Surgery conditions | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Surgery | |
| Yes | 96 (24.4) |
| No | 297 (75.6) |
| Types of surgical procedure (n = 96) | |
| Cesarean section | 22 (22.9) |
| Debridement of wound | 18 (18.8) |
| Laparotomy | 9 (16.7) |
| Eye surgery | 7 (9.4) |
| Appendectomy | 6 (6.3) |
| Myomectomy | 4 (4.2) |
| Hysterectomy | 3 (3.13) |
| Lipoma incision | 3 (3.13) |
| Amputation | 3 (3.13) |
| Others∗ | 21 (21.9) |
| Level of surgical site contamination (n = 96) | |
| Clean | 24 (25) |
| Clean-contaminated | 60 (62.5) |
| Contaminated | 12 (12.5) |
∗Others: anterior colporrhaphy, cholecystectomy closure, hydrocelectomy, splenectomy, vulvectomy, hemorrhoidectomy, tonsillectomy, breast biopsy, hysteroscopy, and free skin graft.