评估和改善外科手术部位感染预防:双循环审计和针对性干预的结果在低资源环境中
1General Surgery, Kasr El Ainy, Cairo University, Cairo, EGY.
Cureus
|December 19, 2024
概括
有针对性的干预措施通过提高医疗保健提供者的知识和遵守最佳实践,显著减少了手术部位感染 (SSIs). 这项研究强调了审计和教育在资源有限的环境中的有效性,以降低感染率.
科学领域:
- 感染控制 感染控制
- 外科手术的安全性
- 改善医疗保健质量 改善医疗保健质量
背景情况:
- 手术部位感染 (SSI) 是常见的医疗相关感染 (HAI),具有显著的发病率,死亡率和成本.
- 遵守国际SSI预防准则是不一致的,特别是在低收入和中等收入国家 (LMICs).
- 埃及开罗的Kasr El Ainy教学医院面临SSI预防实践的挑战.
研究的目的:
- 评估医疗保健专业人员是否遵守SSI预防指南.
- 识别在SSI预防方面的知识和实践差距.
- 实施和评估有针对性的干预措施,以降低SSI费率.
主要方法:
- 一个前性的,两个周期的八个月的审计,涉及225名手术患者和229名医疗保健提供者.
- 问卷评估了基础年医生和外科实习生的知识和实践.
- 干预包括教育课程,海报和实践培训.
主要成果:
- 最初的SSI率为12.6%,有显著的指南差距 (例如,85.7%的长期术后抗生素使用).
- 在干预后,SSI率下降至6.6%.
- 在手术抗生素预防意识 (100%),脱毛技术 (剪刀: 72.1%与33.7%) 和手术内加热 (87.7%与47.7%) 中观察到显著的改善. 无菌技术的认识从36.3%增加到81.9%.
结论:
- 有针对性的干预措施,包括教育和实践标准化,有效地降低了SSI费率.
- 结构化审计和教育计划对于改善外科手术结果和遵守指南是有价值的.
- 这些策略在资源有限的环境中尤其具有影响力,以减少SSI的负担.
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