Open AccessGetting It Right First Time: the national survey of surgical site infection rates in NHS trusts in England
Author(s) -
J Wong,
Cwy Ho,
G.M. Scott,
John T Machin,
Twr Briggs
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
annals of the royal college of surgeons of england
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.39
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1478-7083
pISSN - 0035-8843
DOI - 10.1308/rcsann.2019.0064
Subject(s) - medicine , surgical site infection , neurosurgery , surgical procedures , nose , surgery , general surgery
Surgical site infections are associated with increased morbidity and mortality in patients. The Getting It Right First Time surgical site infection programme set up a national survey to review surgical site infection rates in surgical units in England. The objectives were for frontline clinicians to assess the rates of infection following selected procedures, to examine the risk of significant complications and to review current practice in the prevention of surgical site infection.