Perioperative Strategies for Surgical Site Infection Prevention.

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  • Author(s): Bashaw MA; Keister KJ
  • Source:
    AORN journal [AORN J] 2019 Jan; Vol. 109 (1), pp. 68-78.
  • Publication Type:
    Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: Wiley Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0372403 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1878-0369 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00012092 NLM ISO Abbreviation: AORN J Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley
      Original Publication: [Denver, Colo., etc., Association of Operating Room Nurses]
    • Subject Terms:
      Perioperative Nursing* ; Practice Patterns, Nurses'*; Surgical Wound Infection/*prevention & control; Anti-Bacterial Agents/administration & dosage ; Antisepsis ; Hand Hygiene ; Humans ; Intraoperative Care ; Preoperative Care ; Surgical Wound Infection/nursing
    • Abstract:
      Surgical site infections (SSIs) are some of the most common and costly health care-associated infections. Although the rate of SSIs has declined significantly in the past decade, patient safety remains at risk. Perioperative nurses employ a variety of evidence-based best practices to prevent SSIs and facilitate a safe surgical experience for their patients, including hand hygiene, preoperative patient skin antisepsis, and antimicrobial irrigation. This article explores the causes of SSIs, such as modifiable and nonmodifiable patient factors and preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative procedural factors, and discusses some of the specific recommended strategies related to the prevention of SSIs that perioperative nurses can initiate in their workplace.
      (© AORN, Inc, 2019.)
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: contamination; health care-associated infection; procedural factors; surgical site infection; surgical skin antisepsis
    • Accession Number:
      0 (Anti-Bacterial Agents)
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20181229 Date Completed: 20200406 Latest Revision: 20200408
    • Publication Date:
      20221213
    • Accession Number:
      10.1002/aorn.12451
    • Accession Number:
      30592511