Septicemia in Patients Admitted at Mayo Hospital due to Wound Infection

Septicemia may result due to invasive procedures undertaking in medical sections. Patients are more likely to experience septicemia after endoscopic biliary drainage/stenting. Objectives: To find septicemia in patients admitted at Mayo hospital due to wound infection. Method: In a tertiary care hospital in Lahore, 101 confirmed cases of septicemia were the subject of an observational cross-sectional study. Any case of septicemia, whether it developed before or during a hospital stay, is included in the study. All patients' test results were collected between 24 hours of admission. Patients of both sexes were included, and their ages were broken down into three ranges: 30–50, 51–70, and 71–90. Results: Septicemia due to wound infection was seen in 8 patients out of which 5 were males and 3 were females. Bilirubin was high in 3/5 males but normal in 3/3 females. Blood glucose was high in 4/5 males and normal in 2/3 females. Blood urea was high in 4/5 males and 3/3 females. Creatinine was high in 7/8 patients. Conclusion: Major causes of septicemia were wound infection. Septicemia due to wound infection was seen in majority of patients. ALT, AST and  ALP was high while total protein was normal in septicemia due to wound infection