Background:Infectious complications represent a primary contributor to postoperative morbidity following abdominal surgical procedures. Several patient-related factors significantly contribute to the risk of postoperative infection. Hence; the present study was conducted for evaluating risk factors for post operative infections following abdominal surgical procedures.Materials &Methods: A total of 500 patients undergrowing non-traumatic exploratory surgical cases were enrolled. A diagnosis of wound infection was established if any of the following criteria were met: serous or non-purulent discharge from the wound, purulent discharge, serous or non-purulent discharge accompanied by signs of inflammation, or if the wound was intentionally opened by the surgeon due to localized fluid accumulation. Results were analyzed using SPSS-22.Results:Postoperative infection was seen in 11.2 percent of the patients. Geriatric age, presence of dyslipidemia, comorbidities, obesity, positive chronic smoking habit history and Duration of surgery > 2 hours were found to be significant risk factors for occurrence of postoperative infections.Conclusion: Adequate knowledge of various risk factors associated with occurrence of postoperative infections could help in reducing their incidence among patients undergoing surgical procedures.