2139. Improving Peri-Operative Skin Prep Technique at a Large Tertiary Medical Center: A Quality Improvement and Educational Initiative

摘要

BackgroundSurgical site infections (SSIs) are the most common cause of healthcare-associated infections. As part of our campaign to reduce SSIs at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX, we sought out to audit skin prep practices with the initial focus on application technique and a secondary focus on choice of product.