Abstract:
Background. “Hopkins Medicine” medical journal reports medical error as the third cause of
patients’ death. Meanwhile, WHO determined that 23% of European citizens state that they have
suffered from a medical error, while 18% say that they still have complications from them. Also,
WHO established that one of 20 patients got a nosocomial infection during their hospital
admission. Several studies highlighted a rate of 15% to 30% of rectal postoperative infection,
retrospectively linked to delayed diagnosis, fecaloid infection, inefficient primary treatment and
inadequate drainage. This affects the wound’s regeneration rate and leads to complications such
as perirectal abscesses and fistulas, suture inconsistency, sepsis etc., which can result in
prolonged hospital stay, hospital readmission, home nursing wound care needs, and the
expenditure of significant medical costs.
