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MedQIC - Infections

MedQIC - Infections Surgical site infections (SSIs) account for 14-16% of all hospital-acquired infections and are a common complication of care. By implementing projects to Sources of surgical infection 75% of nosocomial infections occur in surgical patients Leaper D J. Risk factors for surgical infection. J Hosp Infect 1999; 30 (Suppl): S127-139 How to Prevent Surgical Infections - Infection Prevention After Infections following surgical procedures are a concern for any patient. While the risk of an infection after surgery is usually small, the problems of an Gram-Positive Infections in the Surgical Patient: The Good, the Identify the increasing importance of both gram-positive pathogens and especially community acquired MRSA in surgical infections.