Preventing surgical site infections: implementing strategies throughout the perioperative continuum.

Rossana Rosa; Kathleen Sposato; Lilian M Abbo

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Preventing surgical site infections: implementing strategies throughout the perioperative continuum.

July 19, 2023

Rosa R, Sposato K, Abbo LM. AORN J. 2023;117(5):300-311.

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Preventing surgical site infections remains a persistent challenge to patient safety. This article outlines strategies to prevent surgical site infections during the perioperative period and the roles that infection surveillance, infection prevention bundles, and a culture of safety play a substantial role in decreasing the rate of surgical site infections.

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