National Survey of Variations in Practice in the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections in Adult Cardiac Surgery, United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland

Aktuerk, Dincer; Ali, Jason M.; Badran, Abdul; Balmforth, Damian; Bleetman, David; Brown, Colin; Suelo-Calanao, R.; Cartwright, James; Casey, Laura; Chiwera, Lilian; Fudulu, Daniel; Garner, Megan; Gradinariu, George; Green, Stephen; Harky, Amer; Harrington, Pauline; Hussain, Azar; Hutton, Sandra; Kew, Ee Phui; Lamagni, Theresa; Loubani, Mahmoud; Mani, Krishna; Martin, Jennifer; Rochon, Melissa; Miles, Rebecca; Moawad, Nader; Mohamed, Saifullah; Muretti, Mirko; Murphy, Gavin J.; Olivieri, Guido M.; Paglinawan, Ilene; Quijano-Campos, Juan C.; Rizzo, Victoria; Robertson, Susan; Rogers, Luke J.; Roman, Marius; Salmon, Karen; Sanders, Julie; Taludker, Shagorika; Tanner, Judith; Vaja, Ricky; Zientara, Alicja

Abstract

Currently no national standards exist for the prevention of surgical site infection (SSI) in cardiac surgery. SSI rates range from 1% to 8% between centres. The aim of this study was to explore and characterise variation in approaches to SSI prevention in United Kingdom
(UK) and Republic of Ireland (ROI).

Citation

Aktuerk, D., Ali, J. M., Badran, A., Balmforth, D., Bleetman, D., Brown, C., …Zientara, A. (2020). National Survey of Variations in Practice in the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections in Adult Cardiac Surgery, United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland. Journal of Hospital Infection, 106(4), 812-819. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2020.09.016

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Sep 11, 2020
• Online Publication Date: Oct 18, 2020
• Publication Date: Dec 1, 2020
• Deposit Date: Nov 27, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 19, 2021
• Journal: Journal of Hospital Infection
• Print ISSN: 0195-6701
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 106
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 812-819
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2020.09.016
• Keywords: Microbiology (medical); Infectious Diseases; General Medicine
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/4939927
• Publisher URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S019567012030431X