Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 1 of 1
Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences
A Practice-Based Research Approach To Explore The Relationship Of Preoperative Warming To The Incidence Of Surgical Site Infection In The Ambulatory Surgical Patient, Krista A. Larussa
A Practice-Based Research Approach To Explore The Relationship Of Preoperative Warming To The Incidence Of Surgical Site Infection In The Ambulatory Surgical Patient, Krista A. Larussa
Regis University Student Publications (comprehensive collection)
Surgical site infections are a financial burden to society and are the second most frequently reported Health Associated Infection (HAI) that increases hospital stays and the chief cause of preventable death (Agency of Health Research and Quality [AHRQ], 2009; National Priorities Partnership [NPP], 2008). It is branded as the top national priority for the United States Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) and the AHRQ. Unplanned perioperative hypothermia (UPH) is associated with a 68 percent increase in the incidence of surgical site infections (Kurz, Sessler, & Lenhardt, 1996; Pikus & Hooper, 2010). The prevention of UPH and promotion of …