Outcome of primary closure of abdominal wounds following typhoid perforation in children in Ile-Ife, Nigeria

• Published in: African journal of paediatric surgery Vol. 6; no. 1; pp. 31 - 34
• Main Authors: Usang, U E, Sowande, O A, Ademuyiwa, A O, Bakare, T I B, Adejuyigbe, O
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.01.2009; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd; Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
• Subjects: Abdomen; Abdomen - surgery; Adolescent; Antibiotics; Bacteria; Care and treatment; Child; Child, Preschool; Children; Complications and side effects; Diseases; E coli; Female; Health aspects; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Intestinal Perforation - complications; Intestinal Perforation - microbiology; Intestinal Perforation - surgery; Male; Methods; outcome of primary closure of abdominal wounds; Patient outcomes; Prevention; Retrospective Studies; Studies; Surgical Wound Infection - epidemiology; Surgical Wound Infection - microbiology; Surgical wound infections; Teaching hospitals; Treatment Outcome; Typhoid fever; Typhoid Fever - complications; typhoid perforation; Wound Healing; Wounds and injuries; Nigeria

Abdominal wounds following surgery for typhoid perforation are classified as dirty, with an infection rate of over 40%. To date, the optimal method for closure of these wounds remains controversial. Delayed primary closure which was conventionally recommended as standard practice, is now considered...