In a surgical patient, the causes of non-surgical infection are all except
Lower respiratory tract infection
Wound infection
Clostridium difficile diarrhea
UTI
Hospital acquired Infection (HAI) Infection that follows surgery or admission to hospital Common HAI are 1. Respiratory infections(including ventilator associated pneumonia) 10-15% 2. UTI(mostly related to urinary catheters) 30-40%(MC) 3.Bacteraemia (mostly related to indwelling vascular catheters) 10-15% Surgical site infections 15-20%(2nd most common) Antibiotic associated diarrhea, caused by clostridium difficle 5-10% Ref: Sabiston 20th edition Pgno :322-323
General surgery