Open AccessThe effect of hospital infection control policy on the prevalence of surgical site infection in a tertiary hospital in South-South Nigeria
Author(s) -
Seiyefa Brisibe,
Best Ordinioha,
Precious K Gbeneolol
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
nigerian medical journal/nigerian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-774X
pISSN - 0300-1652
DOI - 10.4103/0300-1652.160393
Subject(s) - medicine , infection control , caesarean section , sanitation , surgical site infection , health care , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , surgery , pregnancy , genetics , pathology , economics , biology , economic growth
Surgical site infections (SSIs) are a significant cause of morbidity, emotional stress and financial cost to the affected patients and health care institutions; and infection control policy has been shown to reduce the burden of SSIs in several health care institutions. This study assessed the effects of the implementation of the policy on the prevalence of SSI in the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Nigeria.