Abstract

Infections at the surgical site, commonly referred to as postoperative wound infections, frequently make it more
difficult for patients to recuperate. Surgical site infections are defined by the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention as infections connected to the surgical operation that develop at the site of the incision within 30 days
of the procedure or up to 90 days after the procedure when an implant is involved. According to several research,
the prevalence of postoperative sepsis varies from 2.9% to 30% worldwide. This study at Hoima Regional Referral
Hospital set out to identify the risk variables for postoperative wound sepsis in postoperative patients. In the
Hoima Regional Referral Hospital, it was a hospital-based cross-sectional study conducted among postoperative
patients. SPSS 20 was used to gather and analyze the data. Tables and descriptive statistics were utilized to
describe the data. To evaluate the relationship between the dependent and independent variables, bivariate and
multivariate logistic regression analyses were carried out. A prevalence of 12.4% was achieved among the 210
patients in this trial, 26 of whom experienced postoperative sepsis. Age and chronic diseases with surgical sepsis
were found to be associated, although there was no correlation between gender and postoperative sepsis.
According to the study, preoperative antibiotic use, preoperative hospital stay, and surgical time all contributed to
postoperative sepsis. In patients recovering from surgery, postoperative sepsis is still very common. Age,
comorbidities, the length of the patient's hospital stay before surgery, the length of the procedure itself, and the
use of preoperative antibiotics are all predictors of postoperative sepsis.