SURGICAL SITE INFECTION: ARE SURVEILLANCE AND RISK PREVENTION MEASURES INSTITUTIONALLY APPLIED?

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v24i0.62968

Keywords:

Surgicenters, Surgical Wound Infection, Antibiotic Prophylaxis, Guideline Adherence, Public Health Surveillance.

Abstract

Objective: this study aimed to evaluate measures of surveillance and prevention of surgical
site infections in a philanthropic institution in the interior of Minas Gerais.
Method: quasi-experimental study with pre-intervention, intervention and post-intervention
period. We used Pearson’s Chi-Square test when the expected value was >5 and Fisher’s
exact test for the expected value <5. The Bonferroni correction was applied for multiple
comparisons (p<0.01).
Results: the trichotomy was performed with a slide for removal by 66% of professionals.
The patient’s temperature was significant (p=0.03) when associated with the professional
category. 84% of the surgeons did antimicrobial prophylaxis prior to surgical incision. In the
post-intervention phase, there was a reduction of 84.6% of the professionals who prepared
the skin before the surgical incision.
Conclusion: the present study generated quality indicators for the surgical center and, in the
absence of follow-up protocols, underestimated adverse events resulting from surgery.

Author Biographies

Larissa Bianca Leite Batista, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri

Enfermeira. Departamento de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri.Diamantina,MG,Brasil.

Sabrina Bianca Azavedo Silva, Santa Casa de Caridade de Diamantina,MG,Brasil.

Enfermeira e Coordenadora do Centro Cirúrgico da Santa Casa de Caridade de Diamantina,MG,Brasil.

Dulce Aparecida Martins, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri.Diamantina,MG,Brasil

Enfermeira.Doutora em Ciências Biomédicas.Professora Adjunta da Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri.Diamantina,MG,Brasil

Maristela Oliveira Lara, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri.Diamantina,MG,Brasil

Enfermeira.Doutora em Saúde Pública.Professora Adjunta da Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri.Diamantina,MG,Brasil

Thabata Coaglio Lucas, Universidade Federal dos Vales Jequitinhonha e Mucuri

Enfermeira.Doutora em Engenharia Mecânica/Bioengenharia.Professora Adjunta da Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri.Diamantina,MG,Brasil

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Published

2019-08-27

How to Cite

Batista, L. B. L., Silva, S. B. A., Martins, D. A., Lara, M. O., & Lucas, T. C. (2019). SURGICAL SITE INFECTION: ARE SURVEILLANCE AND RISK PREVENTION MEASURES INSTITUTIONALLY APPLIED?. Cogitare Enfermagem, 24. https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v24i0.62968

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Vol. 24 (2019)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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