Introduction to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections | Zendy

Joseph S. Solomkin | Zendy; John E. Mazuski | Zendy; Joan Blanchard | Zendy; Kamal M.F. Itani | Zendy; Philip Ricks | Zendy; E. Patchen Dellinger | Zendy; George Allen | Zendy; Rachel R. Kelz | Zendy; Caroline E. Reinke | Zendy; Sandra I. Berríos-Torres | Zendy

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Introduction to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections

Author(s) -

Joseph S. Solomkin,

John E. Mazuski,

Joan Blanchard,

Kamal M.F. Itani,

Philip Ricks,

E. Patchen Dellinger,

George Allen,

Rachel R. Kelz,

Caroline E. Reinke,

Sandra I. Berríos-Torres

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

surgical infections

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.773

H-Index - 60

eISSN - 1557-8674

pISSN - 1096-2964

DOI - 10.1089/sur.2017.075

Subject(s) - guideline , medicine , infection control , health care , disease control , intensive care medicine , population , advisory committee , family medicine , environmental health , pathology , public administration , political science , economics , economic growth

Surgical site infection (SSI) is a common type of health-care-associated infection (HAI) and adds considerably to the individual, social, and economic costs of surgical treatment. This document serves to introduce the updated Guideline for the Prevention of SSI from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC). The Core section of the guideline addresses issues relevant to multiple surgical specialties and procedures. The second procedure-specific section focuses on a high-volume, high-burden procedure: Prosthetic joint arthroplasty. While many elements of the 1999 guideline remain current, others warrant updating to incorporate new knowledge and changes in the patient population, operative techniques, emerging pathogens, and guideline development methodology.

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