Abstract
In emergency abdominal emergency operations, there is insufficient opportunity for the prevention smoking, control of nutrition, control of blood sugar and preparation of the colon, which increases the risk of wound infection. In the case of perforation of the digestive tract, the abdominal cavity is highly contaminated, and protection of the abdominal wound is very important. We analyzed the incidence of wound infection following abdominal emergency operation according to the level of contamination of the abdomen (ileus, impaction by hernia, perforation of the upper digestive tract, perforation of the small intestine, acute appendicitis and colon perforation) before and after the use of the ring-drape. After the introduction of the ring-drape, the wound infection rates decreased in the case of ileus, impaction of nernia and acute appendicitis, whereas no such decrease was found in the case of colon perforation. Use of the ring-drape in abdominal emergency surgery is effective. But, in the case of colon perforation, some other provision is necessary, such as delayed primary closure.
