Abstract
Surgical Site Infections (SSI) are the most frequent healthcare-associated infection in developing countries with incidence rates up to 30%. Prevention of SSI is complex and faces multiple challenges, especially in resource limited settings. Since 2013, WHO in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University, has been leading the Surgical Unit Safety Program (SUSP) in 5 African hospitals, one of which is the AIC Kijabe Hospital, a private teaching facility in rural Kenya.
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IntroductionSurgical Site Infections (SSI) are the most frequent healthcare-associated infection in developing countries with incidence rates up to 30%
The Surgical Unit Safety Program (SUSP) intervention incorporated a bundle of 6 Surgical Site Infections (SSI) prevention measures selected as priority by the site leaders embedded within adaptive work to improve the safety culture
Implementation of a SSI prevention bundle and creation of a safety climate was successfully achieved at AIC Kijabe Hospital with tangible reductions in SSI rates and improvement of process measures
Summary
Surgical Site Infections (SSI) are the most frequent healthcare-associated infection in developing countries with incidence rates up to 30%. Prevention of SSI is complex and faces multiple challenges, especially in resource limited settings. Since 2013, WHO in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University, has been leading the Surgical Unit Safety Program (SUSP) in 5 African hospitals, one of which is the AIC Kijabe Hospital, a private teaching facility in rural Kenya
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