Key result
Strict preventive measures including antimicrobial prophylaxis and glucose control reduce surgical site infections.
Why the study?
The incidence of surgical site infections depends on patient risk factors, surgical procedure, and operating team practices, necessitating examination of prevention guidelines.
What are the existing guidelines and effective measures for the prevention of surgical site infections?
What are the existing guidelines and effective measures for the prevention of surgical site infections?
Adherence to comprehensive pre-operative, operative, and postoperative infection prevention guidelines is essential for reducing surgical site infections.
Adherence to reviewed SSI prevention bundles may reduce infections; leaves open questions on implementation and resistance in contemporary practice.
The incidence of surgical site infections (SSI) depends upon the patient risk-factors, surgical procedure, and practices observed by the operating team. This review aims at examining existing guidelines upon prevention of SSI. Various recommendations pertaining to pre-operative, operative and postoperative phase were evaluated. Implementation of measures like meticulous surgical scrubbing, and surgical site preparation, appropriate antimicrobial prophylaxis (right antimicrobial, dose, timing, and duration), right operative environment, observing strict antisepsis, and glucose control have majorly contributed towards reducing infections. Surveillance strategies towards SSI are essential as they help in guiding towards appropriate implementation of various measures.
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Jaggi et al. (2013) conducted a review in Surgical site infections. Preventive measures for surgical site infections was evaluated. Implementation of preventive measures including meticulous surgical scrubbing, appropriate antimicrobial prophylaxis, strict antisepsis, and glucose control reduces surgical site infections.
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