Abstract
Surgical site infections (SSIs) are one of the main adverse events among surgical patients, being responsible for 20% of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis is one of the practices used to prevent SSIs, however, compliance with recommendations is low. A retrospective observational cross-sectional study investigated the index of compliance with redose and its relationship to characteristics of the procedures and individuals. A total of 748 records of cardiac, orthopedic and neurological surgeries were assessed. Of these, 90 had an indication of redose, which was administered in 26.6% of the surgeries. Compliance was significantly higher in cardiac surgeries (34.3%) and those of greater SSI risk index. In conclusion, compliance with recommendations for redose administration is low and improving the process of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis use is needed. The use of technologies in association with awareness, motivation of the teams and involvement of the nursing staff may constitute alternatives.
Highlights
Surgical site infections (SSIs) are one of the main adverse events among surgical patients, being responsible for 20% of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs)
Identificou-se diferença estatisticamente significativa entre as cirurgias cardíacas, com menor adesão nas revascularizações do miocárdio e outros procedimentos, conforme apresentado na Tabela 2
Envolver a equipe na construção das diretrizes, apresentar resultados de desempenho quanto à adesão às diretrizes de uso de antibioticoprofilaxia cirúrgica e taxas de infecção do sítio cirúrgico (ISC), podem ser alternativas a se somar à tecnologia disponível para obtenção de melhores resultados
Summary
Surgical site infections (SSIs) are one of the main adverse events among surgical patients, being responsible for 20% of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Não houve diferença significativa quanto ao uso de redose e a idade média dos pacientes, gênero e duração dos procedimentos cirúrgicos, a despeito de supor-se maior número de doses adicionais entre procedimentos com maior duração. Tabela 2: Características dos pacientes e procedimentos cirúrgicos conforme administração ou não de redoses de antibioticoprofilaxia durante cirurgias prolongadas.
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