Pediatric ambulatory surgery and wound infection: a review study of 812 operations in a Brazilian university hospital

Introduction: The pediatric ambulatory surgery results in less wound infections, although there is little good evidence for this. Objective: To obtain evidence of the influence of ambulatory surgery on the post-operative wound infection results in pediatric day-surgery. Methods: A total of 753 patients underwent 812 ambulatory surgery operations; elective general, vascular, and urological minor surgery included. No operations involving infected patients were reviewed in our study, and all operations were performed in the operating room with the patient under general anesthesia at Teresópolis School of Medicine Hospital, Hospital das Clinicas de Teresópolis Constantino Otaviano (HCTCO). Hematoma, wound infection, and recurrence rates were analyzed. Results: The wound infection incidence rate was 2.2% in pediatric ambulatory patients. Conclusion: Pediatric ambulatory surgery reduces the post-operative morbidity of incidence of wound infection rates, and increases the pediatric quality care.