Surgical site infection among hospitalized patients in palestine: association with in-hospital preoperative time stay, biological and clinical characteristics
Abstract Objective This study aimed to assess the correlation between pre-operative hospital stay, patient characteristics, clinical variables, and the occurrence of surgical site infections (SSIs) among patients undergoing major surgeries at An-Najah National University Hospital in Palestine. The d...
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| author | Alaeddin Abu-Zant Hamzeh Al Zabadi Mariam Hassan Neven Halabi Niveen Zaqah Ibrahim Taha Mohammad Abuawad |
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| description | Abstract Objective This study aimed to assess the correlation between pre-operative hospital stay, patient characteristics, clinical variables, and the occurrence of surgical site infections (SSIs) among patients undergoing major surgeries at An-Najah National University Hospital in Palestine. The data presented stem from a dedicated retrospective cohort review and are not part of a larger research project. Results Out of 200 surgical patients, 7% developed SSIs. Most participants were male (66%), over 50 years old (48%), and underwent elective surgery (88.5%). Significant factors associated with SSIs included smoking, surgical urgency, wound classification, low pre-operative hemoglobin, blood transfusion, type of surgery, hospital stay duration, and use of pre-operative antibiotics. Specifically, smoking was associated with a higher infection risk (p = 0.02), though it only showed borderline significance in multivariate analysis (adjusted odds ratio 5.49; 95% CI 0.96–31.25; p = 0.06). Wound types and other variables did not retain statistical significance after adjustment. These findings suggest the importance of addressing modifiable factors like smoking and optimizing surgical care pathways to reduce infection risk. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9ef29c08e6ee421c8af71ecc736fb4e92025-08-20T04:01:44ZengBMCBMC Research Notes1756-05002025-07-011811910.1186/s13104-025-07392-zSurgical site infection among hospitalized patients in palestine: association with in-hospital preoperative time stay, biological and clinical characteristicsAlaeddin Abu-Zant0Hamzeh Al Zabadi1Mariam Hassan2Neven Halabi3Niveen Zaqah4Ibrahim Taha5Mohammad Abuawad6Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National UniversityPublic Health Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An- Najah National UniversityMedicine Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National UniversityMedicine Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National UniversityMedicine Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National UniversityOptometry Department, Arab American UniversityDepartment of Biomedical Sciences and Basic Clinical Skills, Faculty of Medicine and Allied Medical Sciences, An-Najah National UniversityAbstract Objective This study aimed to assess the correlation between pre-operative hospital stay, patient characteristics, clinical variables, and the occurrence of surgical site infections (SSIs) among patients undergoing major surgeries at An-Najah National University Hospital in Palestine. The data presented stem from a dedicated retrospective cohort review and are not part of a larger research project. Results Out of 200 surgical patients, 7% developed SSIs. Most participants were male (66%), over 50 years old (48%), and underwent elective surgery (88.5%). Significant factors associated with SSIs included smoking, surgical urgency, wound classification, low pre-operative hemoglobin, blood transfusion, type of surgery, hospital stay duration, and use of pre-operative antibiotics. Specifically, smoking was associated with a higher infection risk (p = 0.02), though it only showed borderline significance in multivariate analysis (adjusted odds ratio 5.49; 95% CI 0.96–31.25; p = 0.06). Wound types and other variables did not retain statistical significance after adjustment. These findings suggest the importance of addressing modifiable factors like smoking and optimizing surgical care pathways to reduce infection risk.https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-025-07392-zSurgical site infectionPreoperative careAntibiotic prophylaxisRisk factorsSmokingHospitalization |
| spellingShingle | Alaeddin Abu-Zant Hamzeh Al Zabadi Mariam Hassan Neven Halabi Niveen Zaqah Ibrahim Taha Mohammad Abuawad Surgical site infection among hospitalized patients in palestine: association with in-hospital preoperative time stay, biological and clinical characteristics BMC Research Notes Surgical site infection Preoperative care Antibiotic prophylaxis Risk factors Smoking Hospitalization |
| title | Surgical site infection among hospitalized patients in palestine: association with in-hospital preoperative time stay, biological and clinical characteristics |
| title_full | Surgical site infection among hospitalized patients in palestine: association with in-hospital preoperative time stay, biological and clinical characteristics |
| title_fullStr | Surgical site infection among hospitalized patients in palestine: association with in-hospital preoperative time stay, biological and clinical characteristics |
| title_full_unstemmed | Surgical site infection among hospitalized patients in palestine: association with in-hospital preoperative time stay, biological and clinical characteristics |
| title_short | Surgical site infection among hospitalized patients in palestine: association with in-hospital preoperative time stay, biological and clinical characteristics |
| title_sort | surgical site infection among hospitalized patients in palestine association with in hospital preoperative time stay biological and clinical characteristics |
| topic | Surgical site infection Preoperative care Antibiotic prophylaxis Risk factors Smoking Hospitalization |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-025-07392-z |
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