Partnerships Between Anesthesiology and Hospital Infection Prevention and Control Teams

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Features| August 2022 Partnerships Between Anesthesiology and Hospital Infection Prevention and Control Teams Dustin R. Long, MD; Dustin R. Long, MD Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Vanessa Makarewicz, RN, MN, CIC; Vanessa Makarewicz, RN, MN, CIC Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Chloe Bryson-Cahn, MD; Chloe Bryson-Cahn, MD Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Arman Dagal, MD, FRCA, MHA Arman Dagal, MD, FRCA, MHA Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar ASA Monitor August 2022, Vol. 86, 19–20. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000855656.97932.62 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share MailTo Twitter LinkedIn Cite Icon Cite Get Permissions Search Site Citation Dustin R. Long, Vanessa Makarewicz, Chloe Bryson-Cahn, Arman Dagal; Partnerships Between Anesthesiology and Hospital Infection Prevention and Control Teams. ASA Monitor 2022; 86:19–20 doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000855656.97932.62 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll PublicationsASA Monitor Search Advanced Search Topics: nosocomial infection, partnerships, prevention Infection prevention and control (IPC) are critical elements of perioperative quality and safety. Healthcare-associated infection is the leading cause of postoperative complications and hospital readmissions (asamonitor.pub/3tk4yG9). Perioperative teams and pre-anesthesia clinics are uniquely positioned to implement interventions that reduce postoperative infection (Anesthesiology June 2022). However, anesthesiologists have not historically partnered with IPC (or “hospital epidemiology”) teams, and conflicting perspectives have occasionally produced discord between these groups (asamonitor.pub/3p3IgVo). Despite the role of anesthesiologists as perioperative physicians, representation from our specialty is lacking in national guidelines for surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis and the prevention of surgical site infection (Am J Health Syst Pharm 2013;70:195-283; JAMA Surg 2017;152:784-91). This is now changing, as reflected in the work of Randy Loftus, David Birnbach, and Andrew Bowdle (AMA Netw Open 2020;3:e201934; Anesth Analg 2020;131:37-42; Br J Anaesth 2019;123:531-4; Anesth Analg 2015;120:853-60; Anesth... You do not currently have access to this content.