Abstract
Surgical site infections (SSIs) lead to increased morbidity and mortality. Guidelines to prevent SSIs have been issued, but adherence is commonly low. Interventions in the OR to improve adherence are frequently short term. A dashboard is a management tool used in industries showing defined performance indicators at a glance, it is easily accessible to everyone and recipients are able to influence the indicators. We tested this approach in cardiac surgery with defined process parameters that were regularly monitored.
Highlights
Surgical site infections (SSIs) lead to increased morbidity and mortality
In interdisciplinary team-meetings, all process indicators were discussed, and a well-defined set approved, all being recommended by WHO
The feedback of adherence was simplified by using a traffic-light-system that was implemented to show parameters at a glance and posted monthly at the OR-doors: 1Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland Full list of author information is available at the end of the article
Summary
Surgical site infections (SSIs) lead to increased morbidity and mortality. Guidelines to prevent SSIs have been issued, but adherence is commonly low. Interventions in the OR to improve adherence are frequently short term. A dashboard is a management tool used in industries showing defined performance indicators at a glance, it is accessible to everyone and recipients are able to influence the indicators. We tested this approach in cardiac surgery with defined process parameters that were regularly monitored
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