Pre-operative skin preparation practices: results of the 2007 French national assessment.
J Hosp Infect
; 81(1): 58-65, 2012 May.
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BACKGROUND: Pre-operative skin preparation, aimed at reducing the endogenous microbial flora, is one of the main preventive measures employed to decrease the likelihood of surgical site infection. National recommendations on pre-operative management of infection risks were issued in France in 2004. AIM: To assess compliance with the French national guidelines for pre-operative skin preparation in 2007. METHODS: A prospective audit was undertaken in French hospitals through interviews with patients and staff, and observation of professional practice. Compliance with five major criteria selected from the guidelines was studied: patient information, pre-operative showering, pre-operative hair removal, surgical site disinfection and documentation of these procedures. FINDINGS: Data for 41,188 patients from all specialties at 609 facilities were analysed. Patients were issued with information about pre-operative showering in 88.2% of cases [95% confidence interval (CI) 87.9-88.5]. The recommended procedure for pre-operative showering, including hairwashing, with an antiseptic skin wash solution was followed by 70.3% of patients (95% CI 69.9-70.8); this percentage was higher when patients had received appropriate information (P < 0.001). Compliance with hair removal procedures was observed in 91.5% of cases (95% CI 91.2-91.8), and compliance with surgical site disinfection recommendations was observed in 25,529 cases (62.0%, 95% CI 61.5-62.5). The following documentary evidence was found: information given to patient, 35.6% of cases; pre-operative surgical hygiene, 82.3% of cases; and pre-operative site disinfection, 71.7% of cases. CONCLUSION: The essential content of the French guidelines seems to be understood, but reminders need to be issued. Some recommendations may need to be adapted for certain specialties.
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Colección:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Piel
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Cuidados Preoperatorios
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Antisepsia
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Adhesión a Directriz
Tipo de estudio:
Guideline
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Observational_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Hosp Infect
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Francia
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido