Reducing surgical site infections after colectomy: bundle item compliance, process, and outlier identification

ConclusionSurgeons compliant with colectomy checklists decreased elective and emergency colectomy infection rates. Ceiling compliance rates > 95% for bundle items are suggested to achieve optimal reductions in SSIs and efforts should be focused on surgeons with NHSN infection rates > 3%. Oral antibiotic prep and mechanical bowel prep compliance rates in elective colectomy appeared to differentiate high infection rate surgeons from low infection rate surgeons.Graphical abstract

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Source: Surgical Endoscopy - May 5, 2022 Category: Surgery Source Type: research