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Surgeons’ mental models of surgical site infection: Insights into adherence with complex prevention bundles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 May 2021

Aurora E. Pop-Vicas ,
Amanda Young ,
Mary-Jo Knobloch ,
Charles Heise ,
Barbara Bowers  and
Nasia Safdar
Aurora E. Pop-Vicas*
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
Amanda Young
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
Mary-Jo Knobloch
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, William S Middleton Memorial Veterans’ Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin
Charles Heise
Affiliation:
Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
Barbara Bowers
Affiliation:
School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
Nasia Safdar
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin Department of Medicine, William S Middleton Memorial Veterans’ Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin
*
Author for correspondence: Aurora E. Pop-Vicas, E-mail: popvicas@medicine.wisc.edu
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Abstract

Of 10 surgeons interviewed in a descriptive qualitative study, 6 believed that surgical site infections are inevitable. Bundle adherence was felt to be more likely with strong evidence-based measures developed by surgical leaders. The intrinsic desire to excel was viewed as the main adherence motivator, rather than “pay-for-performance” models.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 43 , Issue 9 , September 2022 , pp. 1249 - 1255
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© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

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