Risk factors in wound infections after laparotomy in obstetrics and gynaecology

摘要

Background: The objectives of the study are to obtain risk factors for and rates in postoperative wound infections in order to develop an infection sur- veillance program. Methods: A retrospective, case-controlled three-year study of wound infec- Tions in Caesarean sections and gynaecological laparotomies with 15 predict- Ive variables. For each patient and variable, the likelihood ratio of having in- Fection was calculated.