Assessment of protocols for surgical-site preparation in a regional network of hospitals

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem

Maria Dolores Peñalver-mompeán²  Pedro Jesus Saturno-hernández²  Yadira Fonseca-miranda¹  Zenewton André Da Silva Gama¹ 

[1] ,Universidad de Murcia,Spain

关键词: Quality Assurance;    Health Care;    Guidelines as Topic;    Evidence-based Practice;    Infection Control;    Hospitals;    Public;    Safety Management;    Nursing Assessment;    Garantia da Qualidade dos Cuidados de Saúde;    Guias como Assunto;    Prática Clínica Baseada em Evidências;    Controle de Infecções;    Hospitais Públicos;    Gerenciamento de Segurança;    Avaliação em Enfermagem;    Garantía de la Calidad de Atención de Salud;    Guías como Asunto;    Práctica Clínica Basada en la Evidencia;    Control de Infecciones;    Hospitales Públicos;    Administración de la Seguridad;    Evaluación en Enfermería;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0104-11692012000200014

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Surgical-site infection is a preventable adverse event. Implementation of good practices for correct surgical-site preparation can contribute to lessen this safety problem. The objective of this study was to describe the presence and quality of protocols on surgical-site preparation in the Murcia (Spain) regional network of public hospitals. The indicator "existence of protocol for surgical-site preparation" was assessed, as well as the formal quality (expected attributes) and contents (compared to current evidence-based recommendations) of existing documents. Seven of the nine hospitals have a protocol for surgical-site preparation. Opportunities to improve have been identified in relation to the protocols' formal quality and contents. Recommendations related to skin asepsis are incomplete and those related to hair removal contradict existing evidence. Most hospitals have protocols for surgical-site preparation; however, there is great room for improvement, in relation to their expected attributes and to the inclusion of evidence-based recommendations.

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