Section: Evidence-Based Infection Prevention
During and after surgery, the patient’s body temperature should be monitored as to maintain normothermia. For more information on this topic, please review the evidence for normothermia below in the one-page document.
Presentations
Presentation: Perioperative Infection Prevention Strategies
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- Discuss how these factors influence surgical site infections (SSIs)​
- Apply the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) framework to enable adherence to evidence-based practices
Documents:
One-Pagers
One-Pager: Normothermia One-Pager (DOCX, 728 KB)
This one-page document reviews the recommendations to prevent hypothermia in the perioperative setting as it relates to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and SSI prevention.
