Surgical site infection is postoperative wound infection that occurs after surgery. The complications in the acute\ncare facilities with up to 60% of surgical site infection cases estimated to be preventable by using evidence-based practice. Not\nwith standing the advances in the coronary artery bypass graft, the rising prevalence of surgical site infection has become a\nprimary concern in the infection control practices. The current study amid to evaluate the risk factors associated with the\nsurgical site infections among coronary artery bypass graft patients and, to assess nurses compliance to bundle care to prevent\nsurgical site infection. The study followed a quantitative, retrospective design and was carried out in King Abdulaziz\nUniversity Hospital in Jeddah city. All sample (n= 120) coronary artery by-pass graft patient's record complied between\nJanuary 2011 to December 2013.The study revealed statistically significant results between the preference of surgical site\ninfection and demographic factor e.g. body mass index, patient risk factors such as diabetes type1 and 2, selected pre-operative\nfactors e.g. Methicilin-resistant staphylococcus aurous, postoperative factors e.g. rewiring, dressing, ventilation and low\ncardiac output. This study established that the compliance with the bundle was proven to be effective in reducing risk factors to\nsurgical site infection however nurses adherence to surgical site infection bundle care were incomplete and required more\nenforcement to comply. Based on the finding, the investigator recommended that nurses should be aware of the importance of\nadhering to surgical site infection bundles. Nurses should not only be educated on the importance of the bundles, but on how\neffectives apply the bundles at different stages.
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