Incidence and Infective Microorganism of Pin Tract Infection
Keywords:
External fixation, Pin tract infection, Staphylococcus aureusAbstract
Background: In Iraq, the external fixation is widely used for highly incident fractures caused by war, violent accidents or road traffic accidents. The road traffic accidents represented the main cause for fractures in Kurdistan region which needs reduction and holding by external fixator. The pin tract infection is the most common complication of external fixation for fractures..
Objective: To assess the incidence and commonest microorganisms causing pin tract infection in Sulaimani city.
Patients and Methods: A retrospective cross sectional review that carried out in Sulaimani Hospitals (Sulaimani, Shar and Shoresh teaching hospitals) through duration period of ten years from first of February, 2010 to 31st of January, 2020 on 87 patients with bone fractures managed by external fixation. The diagnosis of pin tract infection was according to the clinical features, microscopial examination and radiological findings..
Results: The pin tract infection incidence of fractured patients was (34.9%). The infective microorganisms for pin tract infection were staphylococcus aureus (50%), staphylococcus epidermidis (36.7%) and E. Coli (13.3%). Checketts Otterburn classification of pin tract infection was classified into; G1 (36.7%), G2 (23.3%) and G3 (40%)..
Conclusion: The incidence of pin tract infection among fractured patients after external fixation is (34.9%) that is within international range and the staphylococcus aureus is the commonest microorganism.
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