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Surgical Site Infections and Perioperative Antibiotic Use in Children with Medical Complexity
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This video discusses preventing surgical site infections (SSIs) in children with medical complexity, who face a significantly higher risk than other patients. Lizzy Lee from Cincinnati Children's explains that the solution isn't simply more
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Standardization of perioperative care may decrease morbidity and improve outcomes in colorectal surgery — Alex Halpern, Standardized perioperative care reduces colorectal surgical site infection in children · 0:41
Standardized perioperative care reduces colorectal surgical site infection in children
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"Standardized perioperative care reduces colorectal surgical site infection in children: A Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium multicenter analysis” Joseph Tobias et.al.
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Surgical Site Infections and Perioperative Antibiotic Use in Children with Medical Complexity
Children with medical complexity face a much higher risk of surgical site infections than other patients.
The answer to preventing SSI in medically complex children is not simply giving them more antibiotics.
Standardized infection prevention practices include preoperative bathing, proper skin cleaning, screening certain patients for MRSA, and careful wound care.
The standard antibiotics used before surgery (like cefazolin) are usually enough, even for medically complex children.
One opportunity to improve care is making sure children who are not truly allergic to beta-lactam antibiotics can still receive the most effective medication.
Preventing surgical site infections takes a team of nurses, surgeons, and specialists.
Standardized perioperative care reduces colorectal surgical site infection in children
Surgical site infections are a major cause of perioperative morbidity in children undergoing colorectal surgery
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The Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium conducted a prospective cohort study on children undergoing colorectal surgery across 10 hospitals in the US
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The study utilized an 8-part perioperative care bundle
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Children were split into either a high or low compliance group based on adherence to the care bundle
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Children in the high compliance group had a statistically significant decrease in rates of superficial surgical site infection when compared to children in the low compliance group
Alex Halpern0:41
Standardization of perioperative care may decrease morbidity and improve outcomes in colorectal surgery