National survey of variations in practice in the prevention of surgical site infections in adult cardiac surgery, United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland

Aktuerk, D.; Ali, J. M.; Badran, A.; Balmforth, D.; Bleetman, D.; Brown, C. S.; Suelo-Calanao, R.; Cartwright, J.; Casey, L.; Chiwera, L.; Fudulu, D.; Garner, M.; Gradinariu, G.; Harky, A.; Hussain, A.; Hutton, S.; Kew, E. P.; Loubani, M.; Mani, K.; Martin, J.; Rochon, M.; Moawad, N.; Mohamed, S.; Muretti, M.; Murphy, G. J.; Olivieri, G. M.; Paglinawan, I.; Quijano-Campos, J. C.; Rizzo, V.; Robertson, S.; Rogers, L. J.; Roman, M.; Salmon, K.; Sanders, J.; Taludker, S.; Tanner, J.; Vaja, R.; Zientara, A.; Green, S.; Miles, R.; Lamagni, T.; Harrington, P.

doi:10.1016/j.jhin.2020.09.016

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National survey of variations in practice in the prevention of surgical site infections in adult cardiac surgery, United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (2020)
Journal Article
Aktuerk, D., Ali, J. M., Badran, A., Balmforth, D., Bleetman, D., Brown, C. S., …Harrington, P. (2020). National survey of variations in practice in the prevention of surgical site infections in adult cardiac surgery, United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. Journal of Hospital Infection, 106(4), 812-819. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2020.09.016

Background: 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. Aim: The aim of this study was to explore and characterize variation in approache... Read More about National survey of variations in practice in the prevention of surgical site infections in adult cardiac surgery, United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.