DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2018.v06i03.105

Pages: 1355-1359

Surgical site infections are common following the abdominal surgeries. Centre for disease control has found 45% SSI incidence in abdominal surgeries with contaminated wounds. This is still a matter of debate whether delayed primary closure of skin in contaminated and dirty abdominal laparotomy wound is superior to primary closure to reduce morbidity of surgical site infection or not. This study is done to compare Primary closure and Delayed primary closure of skin in contaminated and dirty abdominal wound to find whether delayed primary closure reduces the rate of morbidity and hospital stay as compare to primary closure or not. This study was a prospective randomized controlled trial, which was conducted in Surgical Unit 6, the Upgraded Department of General Surgery, SMS Medical College & attached hospitals during the period of May 2016 to April 2017. Sample size was calculated to be 30 subjects for each of two groups. Patients were undergo laparotomy procedure for acute Peritonitis were included in this study.