Analysis of Risk Factors for Surgical Site Infections in Patients With Acute Abdomen at Hospital of State University of Haiti

Risk Factors Associated With the Occurrence of Surgical Site Infections (SSI) in Patients Operated for Acute Abdomen at Hôpital de l'Université d'Etat d'Haiti (HUEH) From January 2018 to December 2020

The purpose of this study is to identify the risk factors associated with surgical site infection.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Surgical Site Infection; Post-Op Infection

Detailed Description

87 patients medical records from January 2018 to December 2020 will be analyzed to detect the risk factors linked to the occurence of surgical site infection. Then the strength of their association with surgical site infection will be determined via multivariate analysis.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 87

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Haiti
  • Ouest
    • Port-au-Prince, Ouest, Haiti
      • Hopital de l'Université d'Etat d'Haiti

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child; Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

The participants selected in our study include those who have developed an infection at the operating site (case) as well as those who have not developed it (controls) following acute abdominal surgery diagnosed in post-op room at the surgery department of The State University of Haiti, from January 2018 to December 2022.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Female or male patients over 12 years of age.
• Admitted to the Surgery Department for acute surgical abdomen and having undergone surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who have undergone abdominal surgery for urological or gynecological pathologies
• Files with missing information on preoperative, operative and post-operative arrangements

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

2

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Case; Patients who developed surgical site infection.
Controls; Patients who did not developed surgical site infection.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Occurence of surgical site infection	Wheter or not patients developed surgical site infection	1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of Haiti
• Collaborators: Christopher Williams Valsaint; Axler Jean-Paul

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): March 1, 2021
• Primary Completion (Actual): August 30, 2021
• Study Completion (Actual): August 30, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 24, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 27, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): June 28, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): June 28, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 27, 2024
• Last Verified: June 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Surgical site infection; NNIS index; Post-operative infection
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Postoperative Complications; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Disease Attributes; Signs and Symptoms, Digestive; Wound Infection; Abdominal Pain; Infections; Communicable Diseases; Surgical Wound Infection; Abdomen, Acute
• Other Study ID Numbers: JTCVCC001

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No