Open AccessNursing interventions to reduce surgical site infection in potentially contaminated surgeries: an integrative review
Author(s) -
Tatiana Martins,
Lúcia Nazareth Amante,
Camila Vicente,
Gabrielle Maciel de Sousa,
Emanuele Pozzebon Caurio,
Maria Elena Echevarría-Guanilo,
Juliana Balbinot Reis Girondi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
estima
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2595-7007
pISSN - 1806-3144
DOI - 10.30886/estima.v18.848_in
Subject(s) - medicine , psychological intervention , perioperative , perioperative nursing , nursing interventions classification , infection control , surgical site infection , bathing , chlorhexidine , surgical nursing , intensive care medicine , nursing , surgery , nurse education , dentistry , primary nursing , pathology
Objective: Identify nursing interventions that contribute to the reduction of surgical site infections in potentially contaminated surgeries. Methods: Integrative review, carried out in four databases. There were 5,888 articles published in the period from January 2008 to July 2018, in English, Portuguese and Spanish, from which nine articles were selected after final analysis. Results: The nursing interventions appeared according to the perioperative periods: preoperative (55.55%), intraoperative (33.33%), postoperative (66.66%), being associated with: antibiotic therapy, trichotomy, alcoholic chlorhexidine bathing, hand hygiene, sterile glove/wear/ package change for fascia and skin closure, degermination, antisepsis, surgical classification, surgical time, care with dressings and drains, temperature and blood glucose control, patient education, discharge and post-hospital discharge orientation. Conclusions: Nursing interventions were identified in each perioperative period, proving to be essential for the qualification of nursing care and effective in reducing surgical site infection in potentially contaminated surgeries.