Surgical Site Infection: Experience of the General Surgery Department, CHU IBN ROCHD

Surgical site infections (SSI) are responsible for significant morbidity and mortality, as well as human and financial overcosts associated with prolonged hospitalizations and unplanned surgical reoperations. Awareness and collective commitment of the medical staff are mandatory for controlling these infections. Estimate the incidence of SSI within a Moroccan general surgery department, analyze its risk factors, and come out with practical recommendations adapted to Moroccan structures. This is a retrospective study conducted in the general surgery department (Wing I) at CHU Ibn Rochd Casablanca during the period between January 1, 2019, and December 31, 2022. Risk factors such as age, ASA score, type of intervention, and operative time were collected on a standardized data sheet. During this four-year period, 2436 patients were operated on; the incidence of surgical site infection in our study was 2.46%, with a 95% confidence interval ranging from 1.92 to 3.16%. Colorectal surgery represented the intervention that caused the most infections, with a rate of 47%. All infected patients underwent samples for bacteriological study, processed in the microbiology department. The most fo