Multipronged interventions to reduce surgical site infections: A multicenter implementation research protocol.

Area of Science:

• Global Health
• Infectious Disease Prevention
• Quality Improvement in Healthcare

Background:

• Surgical site infections (SSIs) lead to adverse patient outcomes and increased healthcare costs.
• Low- and Middle-income Countries (LMICs) experience higher SSI rates compared to high-income nations.
• Existing guidelines are often underutilized, necessitating context-specific interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

• To identify knowledge gaps and baseline data for SSIs in India.
• To co-develop and deploy multipronged quality improvement interventions tailored for LMIC settings.
• To evaluate the impact of these interventions on reducing SSIs.

Main Methods:

• A multi-center, longitudinal, mixed-methods study over two years.
• Phased approach: formative research, intervention co-development, deployment, and post-intervention evaluation.
• Study registered with CTRI and approved by Institutional Ethics Committees.

Main Results:

• This section will report findings after study completion.

Conclusions:

• This section will present conclusions after study completion.