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Strategies to Prevent Surgical Site Infections in Acute Care Hospitals: 2014 Update

Part of: ICHE Compendia Collection 2014

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2016

Deverick J. Anderson ,
Kelly Podgorny ,
Sandra I. Berríos-Torres ,
Dale W. Bratzler ,
E. Patchen Dellinger ,
Linda Greene ,
Ann-Christine Nyquist ,
Lisa Saiman ,
Deborah S. Yokoe  and
Lisa L. Maragakis
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Deverick J. Anderson
Affiliation:
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
Kelly Podgorny
Affiliation:
The Joint Commission, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois
Sandra I. Berríos-Torres
Affiliation:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Dale W. Bratzler
Affiliation:
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
E. Patchen Dellinger
Affiliation:
University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington
Linda Greene
Affiliation:
Highland Hospital and University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
Ann-Christine Nyquist
Affiliation:
Children’s Hospital Colorado and University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado
Lisa Saiman
Affiliation:
Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
Deborah S. Yokoe
Affiliation:
Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
Lisa L. Maragakis
Affiliation:
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Keith S. Kaye
Affiliation:
Detroit Medical Center and Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
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Previously published guidelines are available that provide comprehensive recommendations for detecting and preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). The intent of this document is to highlight practical recommendations in a concise format designed to assist acute care hospitals in implementing and prioritizing their surgical site infection (SSI) prevention efforts. This document updates “Strategies to Prevent Surgical Site Infections in Acute Care Hospitals,” published in 2008. This expert guidance document is sponsored by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) and is the product of a collaborative effort led by SHEA, the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), the American Hospital Association (AHA), the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), and The Joint Commission, with major contributions from representatives of a number of organizations and societies with content expertise. The list of endorsing and supporting organizations is presented in the introduction to the 2014 updates.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 35 , Issue S2: A Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute Care Hospitals: 2014 Updates , September 2014 , pp. S66 - S88
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