HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS AND POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS IN SURGICAL DEPARTMENTS

Abstract

Objective of the Study: To investigate the factors and conditions that contribute to the spread of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) in medical facilities with a surgical profile. Materials and Methods: The research was conducted in the surgical departments of hospitals in Tashkent. The study materials included statistical data and reports on hospital acquired infections collected between 2012-2023 from the Sanitary Epidemiological Welfare and Public Health Service of the Republic and Tashkent city. Epidemiological and statistical research methods were used. Results: The epidemiological analysis of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) identified 38 different nosological forms, ranging from mild skin and subcutaneous tissue infections to severe septic forms. Over 50% of these were postoperative wound infections, known as surgical site infections (SSIs). Conclusion: Among hospital infections in surgical hospitals, purulent-septic infections (PSIs) are the most prevalent, accounting for 84%. Of these, surgical site infections (SSIs) make up 51%, other hospital-acquired purulent-septic infections constitute 33%, acute respiratory viral infections account for 15%, and acute intestinal infections represent 1%.