"SCIP"ping antibiotic prophylaxis guidelines in trauma: The consequences of noncompliance.
Summary of ""SCIP"ping antibiotic prophylaxis guidelines in trauma: The consequences of noncompliance."
The Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP) established surgical antibiotic prophylaxis guidelines as part of a national patient safety initiative aimed at reducing surgical complications such as surgical site infection (SSI). Although these antibiotic prophylaxis guidelines have become well established in surgical patients, they remain largely unstudied in patients with injury from trauma undergoing operative procedures. We sought to determine the role of these antibiotic prophylaxis guidelines in preventing SSI in patients undergoing trauma laparotomy.
Affiliation
From the Department of Surgery (B.P.S., A.S.P.), Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Department of Surgery (N.F., A.F., M.L.C., S.E.R., M.J.S.), Cooper University Hospital, Camden, New Jersey.
Journal Details
This article was published in the following journal.
Name: The journal of trauma and acute care surgery
ISSN: 2163-0763
Pages: 452-6
Links
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22846955
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/TA.0b013e31825ff670
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Guidelines As Topic
A systematic statement of policy rules or principles. Guidelines may be developed by government agencies at any level, institutions, professional societies, governing boards, or by convening expert panels. The text may be cursive or in outline form but is generally a comprehensive guide to problems and approaches in any field of activity. For guidelines in the field of health care and clinical medicine, PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC is available.
Antibiotic Prophylaxis
Use of antibiotics before, during, or after a diagnostic, therapeutic, or surgical procedure to prevent infectious complications.
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Premedication
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