Surgical Site Infections At Hospitals, Accreditation Expectations, And Outcomes

In recent years, surgical site infections are verified as one of the most errors that are common in the healthcare; however, they are also preventable. These research papers will synthesis information about surgical infections, patient experience, hospital-acquired conditions and achievement of expected treatment for specific clinical diagnoses. A surgical site infection is an infected condition in the body after surgery has occurred. Surgical site infections are caused by germs, called bacteria. Different types of bacteria from the environment may cause a delay in healing. The infection may come from surgical tools or bacteria on the skin if it is not clean correctly. Healthcare professionals use certain guidelines and

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Many of the former patients have been told that the hospital is recommending them to be evaluated as the infection is easily treatable. Several of the convalescents already diagnosed and hospitalized for treatment, as nearly ready to be discharged. Some of the symptoms of the surgical site infection are swelling of the surgical incision, "wound drainage," redness and fever. The hospital has since disposed of and replaces the piece of affected equipment, and has sterilized the entire operating room responsible for the outbreak. They have also set up a 24-hour hotline for inquiries concerning the infection and their health in connection to it. Similarly, they are contacting other hospitals with

Healthcare-associated infections are infections that affect the patients when they are in the hospitals or other healthcare setting, such as a care home or hospice, or due to health care interventions or procedures.

Surgical site infections are considered preventable. Because such infections are considered preventable, there are legal consequences directly connected to such a condition. In this paper, I will discuss what an SSI is and the reasons on why it is considered to be preventable. I will also discuss the role of disclosure and legal implications that are related to SSIs, accreditation expectations, and continuous quality monitoring as it relates to SSIs.

Health care associated infections (HAIs) are one of the most common place errors of hospital care. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately “1 in 20 hospitalized patients fall victim to an HAI, leading to nearly 100,000 deaths per year”. These infections have often been shrugged off by physicians as an inevitable risk of hospital stays, although there are simple measures that can prevent a large portion of HAIs. Because there are simple precautions to limit HAIs, hospitals and

There are different types of nosocomial or healthcare associated infections. These are categorized according to the site of infection and they include pneumonia, gastrointestinal illness, urinary tract infections, bloodstream infections, and surgical site infections (CDC, 2015). This paper seeks to review the current practice of surgical site infection prevention protocol as well as seeks to proffer recommended

Timely administration and optimal prophylaxis of preoperative antibiotics will help to ensure that the antimicrobial concentrations are adequate to significantly reduce the incidence of surgical site infection (Bratzler & Houck, 2005). Compliance and communication efforts were evaluated with quality indicators pertaining to prophylactic preoperative antibiotic administration within an 800 bed Magnet hospital in NE Ohio. The local NE Ohio non-profit hospital employs over 5,000 employees and is the largest hospital in the County. The existing policy was assessed as well as the impact of a change proposal to the policy.

To gain further support and approval, presentation to the organization would include previous cases of surgical site infections, factors influencing the problem, number of infections, and a well-documented way forward. Promotion of the good course for minimization of the problem among fellow staff would help pass the idea to the entire structure of the society. Fellow staff would understand the need to enhance human safety through limiting chances of surgical site infections. This

to SSI’s. Another documented non-compliant factor are missed perioperative glucose control tests performed on all diabetic patients. This process continues intra-operatively addressing anesthesia, surgical techniques, and healing. Furthermore, preventive intraoperative measures are controlled operating room ventilation with the need to keep the operating room door closed, sterilization of surgical instruments, wearing correct surgical attire/drapes, and monitoring environmental surfaces. Surgical site infection’s can be stimulated by inconsistency of staff as well as poor surgical conditions. The facility adheres to all policies and procedures based on nationally recognized best care practice standards for prevention and infection control.

Complications from surgery can cause an increase in patient suffering, increase the number of days confined in the hospital, escalation in health care costs and in serious cases, even cause death. Surgical site infections (SSIs) as a complication in surgery remain a serious concern for healthcare providers, including physicians, nurses, hospital administrators and even insurers who are liable for health care costs incurred in the hospital. SSIs, which increases the risk of patient mortality, often requires prolonged treatment and results in economic burden, have dire implications for the facility, surgeons, and more importantly for the patient (Kapadia, Johnson, Daley, Issa, & Mont, 2013). Kapadia et al. (2013)

The post operative infection rate for patients having surgeries has slowly increased over the last several years and preventing surgical site infections (SSIs) has become a priority with many surgeons. The studies reviewed for this research have stressed the importance of prophylactic antibiotic therapy (Stefansdottir, et al. 2009) and that the timing of this dose being given is becoming the utmost importance; along with the importance of appropriate antibiotic being given. There is not a large study found for the need of post operative antibiotic therapy to be given, the studies found show that there is a question of the effect of the antibiotics after 24-48 hours post procedure. Surgical Practice (2006) reported of a study done in the

In the United States, surgical site infections (SSIs) are considered the most common complication of surgeries. With half of the occurrences being “deemed preventable according to evidence-based strategies” (Berrios-Torres et al., 2017, p. 784), it is valuable to promote numerous methods that can be implemented to decrease the prevalence of SSIs to reach a better quality of care and to improve patient safety. The purpose of this paper is to discuss various preventive measures that can be put into practice to conclude which approaches result in a higher success in preventing SSIs, specifically in post-hysterectomy patients.

Infection control within a healthcare facility is the prevention of the spread of many microorganisms from patient to patient, patient to a member of staff and also from the staff member to the patient that are in there care. The World Health Organisation have defined healthcare associated infections as an infection occurring in a patient in a hospital or other healthcare facility in whom the infection was not present or incubating at the time of admission. Every healthcare facility from hospitals to general practitioners office should have a designated member of staff or a team of people who ensure that the infection control procedures are abided by and adhered to at all times in order to protect both staff and patients. More than 300,000 people each year are affected by a healthcare associated infection and the cost of treatment for these patients is over £3,000 and there is also the cost of treatment after discharge.

Post surgery infection, a number of the main causes for a person to return to a hospital after being discharged. There are many factors for infection to occur after a surgical procedure. From scheduled surgeries to outpatient procedures (patients who receive a surgery outside of a hospital or is not a patient) there is always a risk of being infected. These are what hospitals are known for having every since the 1600’s once people had discovered what has caused the rising death rate of injured, ill, or women after birth.