Abstract
Ceylon Medical Journal (CMJ) is a peer-reviewed, open access journal published quarterly by the Sri Lanka Medical Association in the last week of March, June, September and December each year. The mission of the CMJ is to promote the science and art of medicine and betterment of public health. The Journal publishes original papers and commentaries which have relevance to medicine and allied sciences. The CMJ is committed to maintaining and conforming to the editorial and ethical standards recommended by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors.
Highlights
Despite many advances in surgery, wound infection continues to be a common problem [1,2,3]
A senior staff nurse was assigned to col lect data from patient records before and after surgery
Trainees carried out more moderate surgery with higher infection rates
Summary
Despite many advances in surgery, wound infection continues to be a common problem [1,2,3]. It increases the morbidity and cost of patient care [4]. The information recorded was kept confidential and during the period of studies the practice of surgery was not altered. Lap arotomy, thoracotomy, thyroidectomy, mastectomy, and similar operations were graded as major. Less extensive operations such as hernia repair and appendicectomy were considered as moderate operations. Outpatient procedures and minor operations were excluded because of the diffi culties in follow up of these patients.
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