Improving surgical site infection prevention practices through a multifaceted educational intervention.
Ir Med J
; 108(3): 78-81, 2015 Mar.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25876299
ABSTRACT
As part of the National Clinical Programme on healthcare-associated infection prevention, a Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) and Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (RCPI) working group developed a quality improvement tool for prevention of surgical site infection (SS). We aimed to validate the effectiveness of an educational campaign, which utilises this quality improvement tool to prevent SSI in a tertiary hospital. Prior to the SSI educational campaign, surgical patients were prospectively audited and details of antibiotic administration recorded. Prophylactic antibiotic administration recommendations were delivered via poster and educational presentations. Post-intervention, the audit was repeated. 50 patients were audited pre-intervention, 45 post-intervention. Post-intervention, prophylaxis within 60 minutes prior to incision increased from 54% to 68% (p = 0.266). Appropriate postoperative prescribing improved from 71% to 92% (p = 0.075). A multifaceted educational program may be effective in changing SSI prevention practices.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Infecção da Ferida Cirúrgica
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Desenvolvimento de Pessoal
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Antibioticoprofilaxia
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Período Perioperatório
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
País como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article