SURGICAL SITE INFECTION: ARE SURVEILLANCE AND RISK PREVENTION MEASURES INSTITUTIONALLY APPLIED?

• Main Authors: Larissa Bianca Leite Batista (Author), Sabrina Bianca Azevedo Silva (Author), Dulce Aparecida Martins (Author), Maristela Oliveira Lara (Author), Thabata Coaglio Lucas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná, 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.
• Notes: http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v24i0.62968; 1414-8536; 2176-9133
• Keywords: Surgicenters; Surgical Wound Infection; Antibiotic Prophylaxis; Guideline Adherence; Public Health Surveillance; Nursing; RT1-120; Medicine (General); R5-920; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270
• Source: Cogitare Enfermagem, Vol 24, p e62968 (2019)

Objective: this study aimed to evaluate measures of surveillance and prevention of surgical site infections in a philanthropic institution in the interior of Minas Gerais.Method: quasi-experimental study with pre-intervention, intervention and post-intervention period. We used Pearson's Chi-Square test when the expected value was >5 and Fisher's exact test for the expected value <5. The Bonferroni correction was applied for multiple comparisons (p<0.01). Results: the trichotomy was performed with a slide for removal by 66% of professionals. The patient's temperature was significant (p=0.03) when associated with the professional category. 84% of the surgeons did antimicrobial prophylaxis prior to surgical incision. In the post-intervention phase, there was a reduction of 84.6% of the professionals who prepared the skin before the surgical incision. Conclusion: the present study generated quality indicators for the surgical center and, in the absence of follow-up protocols, underestimated adverse events resulting from surgery.