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El cuidado perioperatorio estandarizado reduce las infecciones del sitio quirúrgico en niños

hosted by Dr. Carlos Colunga

Chapter 1 of 1 · Evidence & Research

Care bundle study

Perioperative care bundles and surgical site infection reduction in pediatric colorectal surgery

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A prospective multicenter study included 336 patients from 10 different hospitals in the United States
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The study investigated whether perioperative care bundles were effective in reducing surgical site infections in patients under 18 years who underwent colorectal surgery
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Patients were divided into a high-compliance cohort and a low-compliance cohort depending on adherence to a care protocol consisting of eight elements
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Surgical site infections occurred less frequently in patients in the high-compliance group, with a significant difference of 4% compared to an infection rate of 9.7% in the low-compliance group
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None of the eight elements provided protection against surgical site infections on its own
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Including these protocols in a standardized manner will lead to a lower rate of infections and therefore lower perioperative morbidity
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