"Training to prevent infection at surgical sites for medical staff, lowering the actual incidence rate"
Sep 12, 2024
The results of a study have been published showing the possibility that training medical staff to prevent infection at the surgical site will lower the infection rate at the actual surgical site.
Professor Park Yoon-young of gastrointestinal surgery at Gangdong Kyunghee University Hospital (Director Lee Woo-in) announced the interim results of a study that analyzed the educational effects of surgical site infection (SSI) in abdominal surgery patients. The study was published in the international journal Jounal of Hospital Infection and is attracting attention from the domestic and foreign medical community.
Postoperative surgical site infections are an important factor that delays recovery due to complications and, in severe cases, can lead to death. Accordingly, Professor Park Yoon-young's team conducted a study on how much training to prevent infection at the surgical site can reduce the incidence of infection after surgery. From 2021 to 2023, 11 institutions, including Gangdong Kyunghee University Hospital, participated in the study led by the Korean Society of Surgical Infectious Diseases. The difference was derived by comparing the incidence of infection at the surgical site before and after the infection prevention education program, and this paper presents the interim results.
Professor Yoon Young Park studied abdominal surgery patients between December 2021 and August 2022. Surgical data from a total of 11 hospitals were analyzed to investigate the difference in the incidence of surgical site infection between 2 months before infection prevention training and 2 months after training. As a result of the study, it was confirmed that the incidence of surgical infection before education was 2.9%, but decreased to 2.3% after infection prevention education. In addition, hospital size was also an important factor in preventing surgical site infection, which was found to be due to the tendency of hospitals affiliated with educational institutions, such as senior hospitals or university-affiliated hospitals, to better follow surgical site infection prevention guidelines.
Surgical site infection is a very important part that is directly connected to the patient's life as well as the deterioration of the patient's quality of life due to various complications. Along with this, it can increase the economic burden on surgical patients. Infection is the main cause of the extended hospitalization period, and it is predicted to incur additional medical expenses of more than 2 million won per domestic occurrence.
Surgical infection is simultaneously affected by various factors before and after surgery, such as ▶ underlying disease, ▶ preoperative infection at the surgical site, ▶ environmental factors such as disinfection of ventilation systems and instruments in the operating room, and ▶ surgeon's surgical techniques, time, use of disinfectants, and proper use of preventive antibiotics. Therefore, among these factors, active education should be provided for all actions that can be controlled by medical staff and at the same time have evidence of reducing infection rates under medical staff control.
Through this study, it was found that the maintenance of sustainable and effective infection monitoring, such as systematic infection prevention education, is directly related to the patient's health recovery and safety.
Professor Park Yoon-young said, `Ideally, the government-led system is the most ideal for infection monitoring, and customized government support should be provided according to the hospital's ability to prevent infection at the surgical site""In particular, financial support for small and medium-sized hospitals and medical staff training are essential for reducing infection at the surgical site.", he explained.
Above all, it is important for medical staff to know the importance of preventing surgical site infections and to recognize that they can contribute to reducing surgical site infections through the application of prevention guidelines.
Based on the results of this study, Professor Park Yoon-young aims to develop and improve continuous education programs to prevent infection at the surgical site in the future.
Professor Park said "Systematic and continuous education is needed to prevent infection at the surgical site. This study will be the first step, and we will continue to introduce various methods to prevent infection in the future" he said.
Professor Park Yoon-young of gastrointestinal surgery at Gangdong Kyunghee University Hospital (Director Lee Woo-in) announced the interim results of a study that analyzed the educational effects of surgical site infection (SSI) in abdominal surgery patients. The study was published in the international journal Jounal of Hospital Infection and is attracting attention from the domestic and foreign medical community.
Postoperative surgical site infections are an important factor that delays recovery due to complications and, in severe cases, can lead to death. Accordingly, Professor Park Yoon-young's team conducted a study on how much training to prevent infection at the surgical site can reduce the incidence of infection after surgery. From 2021 to 2023, 11 institutions, including Gangdong Kyunghee University Hospital, participated in the study led by the Korean Society of Surgical Infectious Diseases. The difference was derived by comparing the incidence of infection at the surgical site before and after the infection prevention education program, and this paper presents the interim results.
Professor Yoon Young Park studied abdominal surgery patients between December 2021 and August 2022. Surgical data from a total of 11 hospitals were analyzed to investigate the difference in the incidence of surgical site infection between 2 months before infection prevention training and 2 months after training. As a result of the study, it was confirmed that the incidence of surgical infection before education was 2.9%, but decreased to 2.3% after infection prevention education. In addition, hospital size was also an important factor in preventing surgical site infection, which was found to be due to the tendency of hospitals affiliated with educational institutions, such as senior hospitals or university-affiliated hospitals, to better follow surgical site infection prevention guidelines.
Surgical site infection is a very important part that is directly connected to the patient's life as well as the deterioration of the patient's quality of life due to various complications. Along with this, it can increase the economic burden on surgical patients. Infection is the main cause of the extended hospitalization period, and it is predicted to incur additional medical expenses of more than 2 million won per domestic occurrence.
Surgical infection is simultaneously affected by various factors before and after surgery, such as ▶ underlying disease, ▶ preoperative infection at the surgical site, ▶ environmental factors such as disinfection of ventilation systems and instruments in the operating room, and ▶ surgeon's surgical techniques, time, use of disinfectants, and proper use of preventive antibiotics. Therefore, among these factors, active education should be provided for all actions that can be controlled by medical staff and at the same time have evidence of reducing infection rates under medical staff control.
Through this study, it was found that the maintenance of sustainable and effective infection monitoring, such as systematic infection prevention education, is directly related to the patient's health recovery and safety.
Professor Park Yoon-young said, `Ideally, the government-led system is the most ideal for infection monitoring, and customized government support should be provided according to the hospital's ability to prevent infection at the surgical site""In particular, financial support for small and medium-sized hospitals and medical staff training are essential for reducing infection at the surgical site.", he explained.
Above all, it is important for medical staff to know the importance of preventing surgical site infections and to recognize that they can contribute to reducing surgical site infections through the application of prevention guidelines.
Based on the results of this study, Professor Park Yoon-young aims to develop and improve continuous education programs to prevent infection at the surgical site in the future.
Professor Park said "Systematic and continuous education is needed to prevent infection at the surgical site. This study will be the first step, and we will continue to introduce various methods to prevent infection in the future" he said.
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