Preoperative interventions for the prevention of surgical site infections a review of guidelines

Defined as postoperative infections of an incision, organ, or space, surgical site infections (SSIs) are the most common health care-related infections. Surgical infection control measures include staff precautions such as practicing hand hygiene and using barrier devices, and patient-specific perio...

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Main Authors: Li, Yan, Severn, Melissa (Author)
Corporate Author: Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ottawa CADTH 2020, June 18, 2020
Edition:Version: 1.0
Series:CADTH rapid response report: summary with critical appraisal
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520 |a Defined as postoperative infections of an incision, organ, or space, surgical site infections (SSIs) are the most common health care-related infections. Surgical infection control measures include staff precautions such as practicing hand hygiene and using barrier devices, and patient-specific perioperative infection control interventions that may include nasal decolonization for Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), preoperative washing, skin antisepsis, hair removal, glucose control, bowel preparation, and antibiotic prophylaxis. It has been shown that almost half of SSIs may be prevented by applying evidence-based strategies. SSI prevention measures can be bundled to promote staff and patient adherence, but there is a lack of consensus regarding the appropriate components of an infection control bundle. This report is an upgrade from a previous CADTH Reference List report published in 2020, and includes one of the research questions from that report. The aim of the current report is to summarize and critically appraise the relevant evidence-based guidelines identified in the previous report regarding preoperative interventions for the prevention of SSIs