Strategies to Prevent Surgical Site Infections in Acute Care Hospitals
By D. Anderson, K. Kaye, D. Classen, K. Arias, K. Podgorny, H. Burstin, D. Calfee, S. Coffin, E. Dubberke, Victoria J. Fraser and 15 more. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 2008
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Subfields: Surgery
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- Strategies to Prevent Surgical Site Infections in Acute Care Hospitals: 2014 Update (2014, methodology): “191 This risk index includes 3 predictors of increased risk of SSI: (1) estimators of wound microbial contam ination, (2) duration of operation, and (3) markers for host susceptibility.”
- Clinical Practice Guidelines for Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Surgery (2013, neutral): “, patients with recent hospitalization, nursing-home residents, hemodialysis patients) [5,41,72].”
- Clinical practice guidelines for antimicrobial prophylaxis in surgery. (2013, neutral): “, surgical scrub, skin antisepsis, appropriate hair removal), perioperative management (temperature and glycemic control), and the underlying medical condition of the patient may have a strong impact on SSI rates [5,8].”
- Clinical practice guidelines by the infectious diseases society of america for the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in adults and children: executive summary. (2011, background): “The guidelines do not discuss active surveillance testing or other MRSA infection–prevention strategies in health care settings, which are addressed in previously published guidelines [1, 2].”