Key result
Adherence to all relevant Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP) measures was associated with a lower risk of surgical site infections, whereas adherence to individual measures alone was not.
Why the study?
Does adherence to all relevant Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP) measures reduce surgical site infections in surgical patients?
Population
Surgical patients from a large administrative database
Comparison
Adherence to all relevant Surgical Care… vs Adherence to individual measures only or…
Design
Editorial
Authors
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Comprehensive adherence to all relevant surgical care improvement measures, rather than individual components, is necessary to reduce postoperative surgical site infections.
Does adherence to all relevant Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP) measures reduce surgical site infections in surgical patients?
Comprehensive adherence to all relevant surgical care improvement measures, rather than individual components, is necessary to reduce postoperative surgical site infections.
E. Patchen Dellinger (2010) conducted a review in Surgical site infections. Adherence to Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP) measures vs. Non-adherence or adherence to individual measures only was evaluated on Occurrence of surgical site infections. Adherence to all relevant Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP) measures was associated with a lower risk of surgical site infections, whereas adherence to individual measures alone was not.
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