Surgical site dressing practice

S. Sijimol; Leena Sequira; Prima Jenevive Jyothi D'Souza; Vandana Kalwaje Eshwara

doi:10.1016/j.cegh.2019.08.015

Surgical site dressing practice

S. Sijimol, Leena Sequira^*, Prima Jenevive Jyothi D'Souza, Vandana Kalwaje Eshwara

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Background: Surgical site infections (SSI) compose of 20% of all healthcare-associated infections. Materials and methods: Cross-sectional survey was conducted to assess the surgical site dressing practices. Event sampling was adopted, and 88 dressing procedures were observed. The perceived barriers in following infection control measures were assessed by questionnaire. Results: There was a lack of aseptic wound dressing practices among healthcare professionals. Heavy workload and inadequate staff to assist in dressing procedures were considered as the major barriers. Conclusion: Evidence-Based practice guidelines should be established, and healthcare professionals should adhere to the infection control measures to reduce the incidence of SSI.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	287-289
Number of pages	3
Journal	Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health
Volume	8
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cegh.2019.08.015
Publication status	Published - 01-03-2020

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Epidemiology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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