Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2018) 7(4): 38-43 38 Original Research Article https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2018.704.005 A Study on Economic Impact to Post-Operative Suture Line Infection in Obstetrics Cases in a Tertiary Care Centre of Central India Srivastava Ashutosh Kumar 1 , S. Bhattacharya 2 , D. Kothari 2 , A. Mutha 1 , N. Dalal 2 and A. Khodare 1* 1 Department of Microbiology, M.G.M. Medical College, Indore (M.P.), India 2 Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, M.G.M. Medical College, Indore (M.P.), India *Corresponding author ABSTRACT Introduction More than a century earlier, the concepts of antisepsis and infection prevention in surgical practices were realized. Surgery is a risk factor for acquisition of infection and nosocomial infections were found in 4.17% of patients in a surgical ward in India (Shah et al., 2009). Surgical site infection (SSI) is the second most common infectious complication after urinary tract infection following Caesarean section delivery (Hillan, 1995). The risk factors predisposing patients to SSI are intrinsic and extrinsic. The intrinsic factors are patient related and the extrinsic factors are related to management and care. The risk they present in terms of infection is identifiable and manageable (Johnson et al., 2006). Majority of surgical site infections become apparent within 30 days of an operative procedure and most often between the 5th and 10th postoperative days (Renu Gur et al., 2015). Surgical site infections delay recovery, prolong hospitalization or outpatient treatment, may necessitate readmission, increase hospital bills as well as other aspects of burden estimation ranging from morbidity, mortality, economical, consumables, resistance emergence, psychological, International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 7 Number 04 (2018) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com Over staying in hospital due to postoperative suture line infection is burdening to every system, a well-known fact. The uniformly nonobligatory infection control policy frame work specially in developing nation like India, causes poor participation by administration to implement the proper infection control practice until the impact of postoperative infection burden is measured. Data of all suture line infection has been collected in desired format from the various departments of 1200 bedded hospital and subsequently data of obstetrics cases analyzed on cost estimated to nearest assumption for suture line infection. There is almost 8-12 times more economic burden on system in comparison to management of normal course uncomplicated case management. There is need of obligation to implement effective infection control practices uniformly in every health set ups. Keywords Post-operative suture line infection, Infection control, Economics burden, Health set up Accepted: 04 March 2018 Available Online: 10 April 2018 Article Info