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Implementing A Surgical Infection Prevention Practice In An Integrated Healthcare System, Tammy Peacock
Implementing A Surgical Infection Prevention Practice In An Integrated Healthcare System, Tammy Peacock
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Problem: One of the most preventable health care associated infections (HAI) is surgical site infection (SSI). Approximately sixty percent of SSI’s could be prevented. The devastation of an SSI to the patient can be catastrophic. The cost to the health care system for treating SSI’s can be substantial (Ban et al., 2017).
Context: The rate of surgical site infections has been on the increase over the past three years. The concern for the amount of harm affecting our patients was worrisome. The cost of reputation and the bottom line to the organization was recognized by senior leadership. The support from …