Strategies to prevent SSI
From HICSIG
Guidelines
- Dellinger E. P. et al Quality Standard for Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Surgical Procedures; Clinical Infectious Diseases 1994; 18:422-7
- CDC Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 1999.
- Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Strategies to prevent surgical site infections in acute care hospitals. Anderson DJ et al, 2008 Oct;29 Suppl 1:S51-61.
- SHEA Strategies to Prevent Surgical Site Infections in Acute Care Hospitals
Tools and Aids
- Institute foor Healthcare Improvement Getting started kit: Prevent surgical site infections
Research and Reports
- Preventing Surgical-Site Infections in Nasal Carriers of Staphylococcus aureus, Lonneke G.M. Bode et al, NEJM, Volume 362:9-17 January 7, 2010.
- Correspondence NEJM Prevention of Surgical-Site Infections
- Chlorhexidine–Alcohol versus Povidone–Iodine for Surgical-Site Antisepsis, Rabih O. Darouiche et al, NEJM, Volume 362:18-26 January 7, 2010.
- van Rijen M, Bonten M, Wenzel R, Kluytmans J. (2008). Mupirocin ointment for preventing Staphylococcus aureus infections in nasal carriers. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2008 Oct 8;(4).
- Emerging Infectious Diseases Preventing Surgical Site Infections: A Surgeon's Perspective, Ronald Lee Nichols, Vol. 7, No. 2, Mar–Apr 2001.
- UpToDate Control measures to prevent surgical site infection
- J Med Liban, Does nasal decontamination reduce the incidence of infections after cardiac surgery? [Article in French] Jabbour H et al, 2010 Apr-Jun;58(2):65-70.
- Infection Control Today Use of Surgically Implanted Antibiotic Sponge Does Not Reduce Rate of Sternal Wound Infections
