Variables | Frequency | % |
Reason for entry |
|
|
Road accidents | 33 | 94.29 |
Victim of armed robbery | 1 | 2.86 |
Free fall | 1 | 2.86 |
Category of hospitalisation |
|
|
Common room | 33 | 94.29 |
Cabin | 2 | 5.71 |
Number of days spent in the service |
|
|
before the operation |
|
|
Less than 2 days | 17 | 48.57 |
2 to 7 days | 16 | 45.71 |
More than a week | 2 | 5.71 |
Shower before the operation |
|
|
Yes | 25 | 71.43 |
No | 10 | 28.57 |
Shaving of the intervention site |
|
|
Yes | 19 | 54.29 |
No | 16 | 45.71 |
Antibiotics received before the operation |
|
|
Yes | 17 | 48.57 |
No | 18 | 51.43 |
Type of antiseptic used during the dressing process |
|
|
Betadine | 23 | 65.71 |
Hydrogen peroxide | 7 | 20.0 |
Dakin | 4 | 11.43 |
Salt serum | 1 | 2.86 |
Re-use of the same bandage for the dressing |
|
|
Yes | 4 | 11.43 |
No | 31 | 88.57 |
Surgical wound infection |
|
|
Yes | 10 | 28.57 |
No | 25 | 71.43 |
Frequency of sheet washing |
|
|
Once a day | 12 | 34.29 |
Once every 3 days | 17 | 48.57 |
Once a week | 6 | 17.14 |
Nursing provided by nursing staff |
|
|
Yes | 7 | 20.00 |
No | 28 | 80.00 |