Table 2 Management of IAI patients
Variable | Descriptive Cases group (n = 408) No. (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Decision | Re-explore and drainage of pus | 355 (87.0%) |
Managed conservatively | 34 (8.3%) | |
Skin only was opened | 19 (4.7%) | |
Scrubbed personnel | 1 Surgeon and 1 nurse | 44 (10.8%) |
1 Surgeon, 1 nurse and 1 assistant | 62 (15.2%) | |
1 Surgeon, 1 nurse and 2 assistants | 88 (21.5%) | |
1 Surgeon, 2 nurses and 2 assistants | 99 (24.3%) | |
2 surgeons, 1 nurse and 3 assistants | 115 (28.2%) | |
Intra-operative findings during re-exploration | Scar of CS was open and pus collected in pelvis | 119 (29.1%) |
Scar of CS was open and pus collected in sub-hepatic region | 91 (22.3%) | |
Scar of CS was open and pus collected in all abdomen | 40 (9.8%) | |
Scar of CS not open and pus collected in peritoneum | 153 (37.5%) | |
With missed towels | 5 (1.3%) | |
Type of suture used during the CS | Vicryl | 216 (52.9%) |
Chromic gut | 94 (23.0%) | |
Unknown suture | 98 (24.1%) | |