Decreased surgical site infection rate in hysterectomy: Effect of a gynecology-specific bundle
Obstetrics and Gynecology May 28, 2018
Andiman SE, et al. - A hysterectomy-specific surgical site infection prevention bundle was evaluated for its effect on surgical site infection rate, length of hospital stay, and 30-day postoperative readmission rate. Among 2,099 hysterectomies performed during the 33-month study period, 61 surgical site infections (4.51%) in the pre–full bundle implementation period and 14 (1.87%) in the post–full bundle implementation period were identified. A sustained reduction in the proportion of patients experiencing surgical site infection was noted during the last 8 months of the study period. No statistically significant difference was observed in terms of postoperative days of hospital stay or rate of readmission for surgical site infection-specific indication between the before and after full-bundle implementation periods. Findings thereby suggest that the multidisciplinary implementation of a gynecologic perioperative surgical site infection prevention bundle was efficacious in reducing surgical site infection rate in patients undergoing hysterectomy.
Go to Original
Only Doctors with an M3 India account can read this article. Sign up for free or login with your existing account.
4 reasons why Doctors love M3 India
-
Exclusive Write-ups & Webinars by KOLs
-
Daily Quiz by specialty
-
Paid Market Research Surveys
-
Case discussions, News & Journals' summaries