Table 4.
Postoperative characterstics of patients admitted to surgical wards of Dilla University Referral Hospital, 2021.
| Variable | Category | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type of SSI | Superficial | 46 | 63.9% |
| Deep | 22 | 30.6% | |
| Organ space | 4 | 5.5% | |
| Wound care given | Yes | 72 | 19.3% |
| No | 301 | 80.7% | |
| Frequency of wound care(n=72) | Every other day | 24 | 33.4% |
| Daily | 33 | 43.8% | |
| Twice a day | 15 | 20.8% | |
| Drain used | Yes | 236 | 63.3% |
| No | 137 | 36.7% | |
| Duration of drain used(n=236) | <3 | 94 | 39.8% |
| 3-6 | 116 | 49.2% | |
| >6 | 26 | 11.0% | |
| Total Duration of hospital stay | <8 | 287 | 76.9% |
| 8-14 | 56 | 15.0% | |
| >14 | 30 | 8.1% |
Determinants of surgical site infections