Following surgery, patients usually experience pain, swelling and redness around the wound healing process (PHE2013c). However, SSI may intensify these symptoms (National institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) 2008). SSIs are associated with redness, heat, pain, swelling temperature greater than 38 degrees centigrade, purulent discharge, abscess and cellulitis directly related to the surgical wound, and dehiscence (Cutting and White et 2004).