Author: Maria Kareri Hara
Health Polytechnic of Kupang
Email: mariakareri@yahoo.com
Abstract
The HAIs incidence in Umbu Rara Meha Waingapu Hospital 2016 was still classified as high at 13.7%, while the incidence of surgical wound infection was still high, namely in 2017 as much as 4%, the standard number set by Umbu Rara Meha Waingapu Hospital was no more from 1.5%. The aim is to determine the incidence of surgical wound infection HAIs on patients in the inpatient room of Umbu Rara Meha Waingapu Hospital. This study was quantitative analytic with design cross sectional. The sample were 35 SC patients who received treatment with using incidental sampling technique. The instruments used observation sheets, interview sheets, and medical records of patients. Result show that the majority were 20-35 years old (62.9%), most of them had low education (Primary school and Junior high school) 51.4%. Based on the treatment preparation the pre operation category was good 60.0% and not good 40.0%. Postoperative care preparations were well categorized as 34.3% and less well as 65.7%. Patients who did not have infection were 65.7%, patients with surgical wound infections were 34.3%. While post-operative preparation was associated with the incidence of HAIs: Surgical Wound Infection (PR = 2.091; 95% CI = 1.364-3.204; p value = 0.002). There is a need for policies to improve compliance and discipline of officers in applying treatment measures in accordance with SOPs and always provide information and education about operations and about wound care, hand hygiene and nutrition to patients.
Keywords: HAIs, Surgical wound infections, Sectio caesaria, Post surgery
