Infection Control Today - Surgical Site Infections (SSIS)

National Quality Forum Endorses SSI and UTI Measures Developed by ACS

Two outcomes-based measures from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP) were recently endorsed by the National Quality Forum (NQF). The two measures, surgical site infection (SSI) and urinary tract infection (UTI), were ...More

2 days ago

Posted in News, Policies and Practice

Regional Surgical Quality Collaborative Significantly Improves Surgical Outcomes and Reduces Cost

A new study published online today in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons finds hospitals participating in a regional collaborative of the American College of Surgeon's National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP), achieved substantial improvements ...More

3 weeks ago

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3M Convenes Infection Prevention Experts for Interdisciplinary Call-to-Action to Reduce SSIs

Today, a cross-functional team of infection prevention experts released "Educate, Empower, Engage: A Collaborative Interdisciplinary Call-to-Action for Reducing Surgical Site Infections," outlining potential solutions for preventing surgical site infections (SSIs) at ...More

January 9, 2012

Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions

Hospital Readmission After Colon Surgery is Common, Caused by SSIs

Nearly one-quarter of privately insured colon surgery patients are readmitted to the hospital within three months of discharge at a cost of roughly $9,000 per readmission, according to Johns Hopkins researchers, who’ve identified a major area for quality improvement and ...More

November 17, 2011

Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens

Surgeons Cut Whipple Procedure Wound Infections in Half with New Measures

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital surgeons found that a carefully-selected surgical care check list of 12 measures reduced Whipple procedure wound infections by nearly 50 percent. Smoking cessation at least two weeks prior to surgery, gown and glove change prior to skin ...More

October 26, 2011

Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens

Surgeons Find That Drug-Resistant Infections Not Always Linked to Higher Death Rates

The rates of antibiotic-resistant infections in the intensive care unit (ICU) have increased over the last decade. But new research from the University of Virginia suggests that surgical ICU death rates may, in fact, be declining and that drug-resistant infections are not ...More

October 25, 2011

Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens

Antimicrobial Surgical Gloves Effective at Reducing Microbial Passage Following Perforation

Surgical gloves create a protective barrier, however high perforation rates (6 percent to 60 percent) are reported in the literature. A recent study has suggested linkage between glove perforation and increased risk of surgical site infection (SSI). Researchers at the ...More

August 2, 2011

Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions

Expert Asks, Are We Wrong About the Benefits of Perioperative Antimicrobial Prophylaxis?

Perioperative antimicrobial prophylaxis has been a time-honored principle in the prevention of surgical site infection; however, its effectiveness has recently been questioned. In a commentary in World Journal of Emergency Surgery, Mark A. Malangoni, associate executive ...More

July 27, 2011

Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens

Non-Scrubbed Personnel in Cardiac Surgery Have Poor Infection Control Compliance

Surgical site infections (SSIs) are challenging problems leading to significant postoperative morbidity and mortality and may reflect the level of adherence to infection control policies. Researchers from Mater dei Hospital in Msida, Malta used a structured observational ...More

July 11, 2011

Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens

Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare Aims to Reduce Risk of Wrong-Site Surgery

Healthcare professionals and patients all agree that wrong-site surgery is a serious and preventable adverse event that should never happen. Although reporting is not mandatory in most states, some estimates put the national incidence rate, which includes wrong patient, ...More

June 29, 2011

Posted in News

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