Current Approaches for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections

Florman, Sander; Nichols, Ronald Lee

doi:10.3844/ajidsp.2007.51.61

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“…The percentage of infections of these wounds might differ for various types of surgeries, according to American College of Surgeons. A fixed rate of microorganism infections is around 2%, while the percentage of infections in case of clean-contaminated surgeries hovers between 2.8 and 11%, in case of infected surgeries it is 20% while in case of dirty surgeries it is 40% [9].…”

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Nursing care quality and post-operative wound infections

Kos

Dziewa²,

Ksykiewicz-Dorota

et al. 2016

Polish Journal of Public Health

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Introduction. The aim of the surveillance over infections is to define the critical points, lacks in knowledge of staff skills, as well as lack of equipment. It is aimed at preventing the same mistakes from being conducted all over again, instead of making those guilty suffer from consequences of their mistakes. Aim. The authors aimed at assessing the quality of nursing care procedures in terms of preventing post-operative wound infections. Materials and methods. The research was conducted in medical treatment, surgical and intensive care ward. A self-constructed questionnaire “Nursing care quality and prophylaxis of hospital-acquired infections” was used for the study. It was validated using the peer judges method. Results and conclusions. The highest nursing care coefficient was noted in county hospitals ( x̅ = 94.5%), while the lowest was noted in clinical hospitals ( x̅ = 91.3%). It was concluded that there is a deficit in adherence to procedures related to post-operative wound treatment.

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Nursing care quality and post-operative wound infections

Kos

Dziewa²,

Ksykiewicz-Dorota

et al. 2016

Polish Journal of Public Health

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“…Also, for further research, it seems to be reasonable to report the degree of site contamination as an outcome, which should be essential for choosing an antibiotics regimen as a prophylaxis or therapeutic prescription. Active infection in the area of planned surgery has a therapeutic indication (Lawler et al, 2005;Florman & Nichols, 2007).…”

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Use of Antibiotics in Dental Implant Surgery: A Decision Based on Evidence from Systematic Review

Asenjo‐Lobos

Jofré

Cortes

et al. 2015

Int. J. Odontostomat.

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ASENJO-LOBOS, C.; JOFRE, J.; CORTES, M. & MANTEROLA, C. Use of antibiotics in dental implant surgery: a decision based on evidence from systematic review. Int. J. Odontostomat., 9(1):137-147, 2015.ABSTRACT: Questions remain whether postoperative infections and implant failure can be reduced with the use of antibiotics. Especially, when its routine use can cause adverse effects and may contribute to the development of antibioticresistant bacteria. Moreover, there is no consensus regarding appropriate dosage regimen of antibiotics to prevent bacterial infection in implant dentistry. To determine effectiveness of different antibiotics regimens to prevent early infection after implant placement. A systematic review of all relevant studies addressing the use of antibiotic for dental implant surgery was carried-out. Implant groups not using antibiotics, were also analyzed. Primary outcomes were incidence of postoperative infection and frequency of implant failure due to infection. From 164 articles reviewed, 11 fulfilled the selection criteria representing 9472 placed implants. Regimens associated with the use of postoperative antibiotics showed a lower incidence of early infection (postoperative regimens 0%, pre and postoperative regimens 0.22% and 0.53%, long-and short-course, respectively (P= 0.275)). Regarding failure due to infection, no differences between groups were found (P= 0.249). A trend favoring the use of postoperative antibiotic to prevent early infections was observed. Further studies should be carried out in order to provide evidence-based clinical guidelines for use of antibiotics in dental implant placement.ASENJO-LOBOS, C.; JOFRE, J.; CORTES, M. & MANTEROLA, C. Use of antibiotics in dental implant surgery: a decision based on evidence from systematic review.Int. J. Odontostomat., 9(1):137-147, 2015.

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“…The risk for these patients is hypothermia, or a body temperature less than 36° C (96.8° F), which has been shown to occur in 50% to 90% of all surgeries 6,9 . Hypothermia puts patients at risk for many adverse outcomes, including but not limited to prolonged postoperative recovery from anesthesia, suboptimal enzyme function, surgical site infection, increased perioperative blood loss, delayed wound healing, and increased cardiac morbidity events, including ventricular tachycardia 3,11‐14 . Perioperative hypothermia results in part from patient skin surfaces that cannot be covered by active and passive warming methods in the OR.…”

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“…6,9 Hypothermia puts patients at risk for many adverse outcomes, including but not limited to prolonged postoperative recovery from anesthesia, suboptimal enzyme function, surgical site infection, increased perioperative blood loss, delayed wound healing, and increased cardiac morbidity events, including ventricular tachycardia. 3,[11][12][13][14] Perioperative hypothermia results in part from patient skin surfaces that cannot be covered by active and passive warming methods in the OR. These peripheral thermal compartments, which can be 2 C to 4 C (3.6 F to 7.2 F) lower than core temperature, can rapidly dissipate total-body heat content up to 30% to 40% if not prevented or reduced.…”

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Comparing New‐Technology Passive Warming Versus Traditional Passive Warming Methods for Optimizing Perioperative Body Core Temperature

Bender¹,

B²,

Schroeder³

et al. 2015

AORN Journal

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Hypothermia puts surgical patients at risk for adverse outcomes. Traditional passive warming methods are mostly ineffective in reducing hypothermia. New-technology passive warming holds promise as an effective method for promoting and sustaining normothermia throughout surgery. The purpose of this retrospective cohort study was to compare the effectiveness of new-technology passive warming with traditional methods. We measured core body temperature at anesthesia induction and at the end of surgery for patients undergoing robotic-assisted prostatectomy/hysterectomy in the lithotomy position who received either new-technology passive warming (n ¼ 30) or traditional linens and gel pads (n ¼ 35). The traditionally warmed cohort had no change in temperature (35.9 C AE 0.6 C presurgery vs 35.9 C AE 0.7 C postsurgery; t ¼ 0.47; P ¼ .66). The intervention cohort showed a significant increase in temperature (35.75 C AE 0.52 C presurgery vs 36.30 C AE 0.53 C postsurgery; t ¼ 4.64; P < .001). A repeated-measure analysis of variance adjusting for surgery duration and fluid administration confirmed the significance (F ¼ 17.254; P < .001), suggesting that new-technology passive warming may effectively complement active warming to reduce perioperative hypothermia. AORN J 102 (August 2015) 183.e1-183.e8. ª AORN, Inc, 2015. http://dx

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Current Approaches for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections

Cited by 15 publications

References 58 publications

Nursing care quality and post-operative wound infections

Nursing care quality and post-operative wound infections

Use of Antibiotics in Dental Implant Surgery: A Decision Based on Evidence from Systematic Review

Comparing New‐Technology Passive Warming Versus Traditional Passive Warming Methods for Optimizing Perioperative Body Core Temperature

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