Effect of Preoperative Skin Cleansing on Instances of Surgical Site Infections

Authors

Katie Armington, MaineHealthFollow
Jessica Blank, MaineHealthFollow
Madison Waterhouse, MaineHealthFollow
Cynthia Gavett, MaineHealthFollow
Hailey Tofflemoyer, MaineHealthFollow
Rachelle Cassidy, MaineHealthFollow
Lindsay Bushnell, MaineHealthFollow
Jennifer Barriere, MaineHealthFollow
Anastasia Colbath

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Description

Background

• On a single square centimeter of skin, there can be as many as 10 million aerobic bacteria

• Bacteria on a patient’s skin is the leading cause of infection related to surgery

• 17% of all hospital acquired infections come from surgical site infections

• Surgical site infections cost about $3,000 $29,000 per patient

Publication Date

6-2023

Publisher

MaineHealth

City

Portland, Maine

Keywords

Preoperative skin preparation, Surgical site infections, Nursing, Surgical Patients

Disciplines

Nursing

Comments

Memorial Hospital June 2023 Nurse Residency Cohort

Recommended Citation

Armington, Katie; Blank, Jessica; Waterhouse, Madison; Gavett, Cynthia; Tofflemoyer, Hailey; Cassidy, Rachelle; Bushnell, Lindsay; Barriere, Jennifer; and Colbath, Anastasia, "Effect of Preoperative Skin Cleansing on Instances of Surgical Site Infections" (2023). Nurse Residency. 10.
https://knowledgeconnection.mainehealth.org/nurseresidency/10