Surgical site infections T81.4
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Tailored interventions: Psychologically tailored educational stimuli and possibly other interventions (e.g. training sessions or feedback discussions) based on an empirical assessment of comp
Sponsors
Institut für Hygiene, Krankenhaushygiene und Umweltmedizin
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Number of beds: > 30 2. Surgical specialist hospital with regular stationary execution of abdominal and orthopedic/traumatology surgeries 3. Parts of the AWMF guideline and/or the KRINKO recommendation are already applied
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Participation in other (research) projects which influence the endpoints of this evaluation study (as assessed by the principal investigator) 2. Restructuring measures in the next three years (from start of the study) which are relevant to the endpoints of the study and were planned before the study start (as assessed by the principal investigator, examples: planned serious modification/fluctuation of employees, especially in terms of executive leadership, planned modification in the establishment of the AWMF-guideline/KRINKO recommendation.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Guideline compliance rates (incl. antibiotic usage), pre- and postintervention, behavioral observation via standardised checklists and observations sheets (partly existing, partly self-developed) by trained observers | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Surgical site infections, pre- and postintervention, standard surveillance methods (microbiology; partly existing and partly self-developed questionnaires) | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactIris Freya Chaberny
Institut für Hygiene, Krankenhaushygiene und Umweltmedizin
Outcome results
None listed