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