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Area of Science:

  • Surgical Patient Care
  • Infection Prevention
  • Patient Experience Research

Background:

  • Pre-operative showering is crucial for preventing surgical site infections.
  • Patient experience and satisfaction with pre-operative showers are understudied, especially for obese patients.
  • Obesity may present unique challenges for pre-operative skin preparation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate patient satisfaction and experience with pre-operative showering.
  • To determine the impact of obesity on pre-operative shower experience.
  • To identify factors influencing patient satisfaction with pre-operative showers.

Main Methods:

  • A multicenter prospective survey of 430 surgical patients across nine hospitals.
  • Data collected via telephone interviews 2-4 weeks post-surgery.
  • Included pre-operative shower details, patient characteristics (including BMI), and satisfaction levels.

Main Results:

  • 94.8% of patients were satisfied with their pre-operative shower.
  • Showering at home and receiving prior information were key factors for satisfaction, independent of obesity status.
  • Only 17% of patients experienced a post-shower skin cleanliness assessment by healthcare professionals.

Conclusions:

  • Patient satisfaction with pre-operative showers is high, regardless of obesity.
  • Providing information and allowing home showering enhance patient satisfaction.
  • Lack of professional skin cleanliness assessment post-shower may be a gap in surgical site infection prevention protocols.