Evaluation of Drain Fluid Ph as an Early Marker for Infectious Complications Following Abdominal Surgery: A Prospective Observational Study

Background: The onset of infectious complications following abdominal surgery may be insidious, their presence obscure and the diagnosis difficult. Methods: A prospective study of patient in whom emergency laprotomy was performed and post operative abdominal drain fluid analysis was done by ph for rapid detection of infectious complications. At ANMMCH, Gaya. Results: In our study those patients who developed intraabdominal complications (Failure) there 65.3% of samples have pH 7.1. While in patients who considered cured & improved 76.62% samples have pH >7.1 & 23.37% have pH. Conclusion: The pH during the postoperative follow-up period to evaluate the potential for rapid, simple, and early detection of infectious complications following abdominal surgery.