In addition to recommendations targeted for specific groups of people and areas, there are general guidelines and established procedures for the prevention of surgical site infections that have an overarching character.
As it is our mission to support SSI prevention as comprehensive as possible, you will find here an overview of essential general measures.
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A significant influence of a perioperative parenteral antibiotic prophylaxis is particularly detectable for e.g.:1
Area clothing, masks, hair-coverings, protective goggles - the protection in the operating theatre has high priority and includes a number of measures…
Surgical hand disinfection must be performed by all those involved in the surgery before every procedure.1
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Protecting all staff involved and the patient during the surgical procedure begins before entering the operating room – e.g. with removing jewellery and covering hair.
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Every surgical department or ambulatory surgical centre must participate in the surveillance of SSI.1
In addition to adequate facility, what else is critical in terms of structural conditions to reduce SSI?
For the prevention of SSI, it has proven effective to combine particularly important measures into a bundle of measures, to train on the bundle, and to monitor compliance with the bundle in the form of self-monitoring.1
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Depending on the upcoming procedure and the patient's colonisation, a patient preparation checklist includes…
… a manageable list of fixed and variable items.
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Even apparent and self-evident facts in the prevention of SSI should be regularly refreshed and communicated.
References:
1. NICE (2019) Surgical site infections: prevention and treatment. NICE guidelines. Published 11 April 2019. www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng125.
2. KRINKO (2018) Prävention postoperativer Wundinfektionen. Empfehlungen der Kommission für Krankenhaushygiene und Infektionsprävention (KRINKO) beim Robert Koch-Institut. Bundesgesundheitsbl 61: 448–473.
3. WHO. Global guidelines for the prevention of surgical site infection. World Health Organization 2016.
Surgical site infection prevention is a task in which different sections are involved. Find here all relevant measures and information per perspective to create your individual infection prevention bundle!
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