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Nursing Infection Prevention Leaders Academy Brown Bag Session – Surgical Site
InfectionsApril 22, 2014
Alisa Trout, RN, BSNSurgical Site Infection Prevention Coordinator
Infection Prevention Department UCLA Health
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The Definition of a Surgical Site Infection
(SSI)What is it?An infection occurring within 30 or 90 days after a surgical procedure completed in an Operating Room (This may include an operating room, C-Section room, interventional radiology room, or a cardiac catheterization lab).
But wait…didn’t it used to be up to 1 year?Yes, however, the NHSN definitions changed in 2013 from 1 year to 90 days for certain procedures.
The majority of SSIs will occur during the first two to three weeks after surgery (Ramos et al. 2008).
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The Nuts and Bolts of SSI Surveillance
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SSI Surveillance
• Hip Replacement• Knee Replacements• Kidney Transplant• Heart Transplant• Laminectomy• Nephrectomy• Ovary• Pacemaker• Rectal • Small Bowel• Splenectomy• Thoracotomy• Exploratory Laparotomy• Craniotomy• Ventricular Shunt
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• AAA• Appendectomy• Biliary surgery• Cardiac• CABG (CBGB/CBGC)• Gall Bladder• Colon• Craniotomy• C-section• Spinal Fusion• Refusion of Spine• ORIF• Gastric• Hysterectomy (Abdominal
and Vaginal)
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SSI Surveillance methodology at UCLA
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#SSI‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
# procedures per surgical categoryX 100
Post‐discharge report using 26 ICD‐9 codesOR schedule for I & D, revisionAdmissions ReportPositive Cultures (wounds, drains, etc)
Surgical procedure data from Care ConnectCleaned‐up by Infection Prevention
CDC considers an infection at surgical site an SSI for 30 days or 90 days depending on procedure
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CDC Classification of SSIsFor surveillance/regulatory reporting, follow CDC’s definitions of classifying what type of infection – 3 categories based off of where
infection takes place
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Superficial SSI
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Deep SSI
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Organ Space SSI
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Public Reporting
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Infection RRUMC SMHCDPH1 CMS2 CDPH1 CMS2
CLABSI 13 same1 worse
better 10 same1 worse
same
VRE worse sameMRSA same same
SSI Liver better ‐‐C‐section same sameColon better worse same sameCAGB sameFracture repair same same
Hip Rep ‐‐ sameKnee Rep ‐‐ sameSmall Bowel same sameSpine Fusion ‐‐ same
CAUTI same Same1CDPH = Califronia Dept of Public Health2CMS = Medicare Services, Hospital Compare. org 12
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Snapshot: SSI Preventionist’s Role
• Time spent in ORs, SPD areas, PACU • Meeting with different surgical services, anesthesia,
surgical departments (includes educational presentations & collaborative projects to reduce SSIs, consultant role)
• Consult with ambulatory areas performing sterilizing/processing or high-level disinfection (HLD)
• Monitor construction projects that involve surgical areas • Committees (leadership buy-in critical)• Quality improvement projects and root-cause analysis
(when necessary) looking at patient safety concerns as related to surgery
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• 230 million surgeries per year worldwide• - More common than births (36 million per year) • - 1 in 25 people undergo surgery each year• 25% of in-patient surgeries are followed by complication• - 7 million disabling complications each year• 0.5 – 5% of patient deaths following surgery• - 1 million deaths per year• 50% of all hospital adverse events linked to surgery• - At least 50% of adverse surgical events are avoidable
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SSIs…They’re ExpensiveIncreases Length of Hospital Stay• Approx. 7-10 additional postoperative hospital
days
Raises Cost• $3,000-$29,000 per SSI (depending on
procedure & pathogen)• Up to $10 billion annually in the US alone
* Most estimates are based on inpatient costs at time of index operation and do not account for the additional costs of readmissions, post-discharge outpatient expenses, and long term disabilities
Anderson DJ, etal. Strategies to prevent surgical site infections in acute care hospitals. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2008;29:S51-S61 for individual references 16
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…And They Can Destroy Lives
• http://www.ihi.org/resources/Pages/AudioandVideo/OneIsTooManyViewingInfectionDatafromPatientsPerspective.aspx
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Patient Factors Surgeon Factors Technique
Work Environmental Factors
Pre‐operative Factors Peri‐operative Team Factors Organizational and Management Factors
Care Delivery problems (CDPs)
Risk is a Myriad Event SSI Fishbone Diagram
Lack of hand hygiene
Patient body colonization
Lack of traffic control –too many in room
Improper surgical hand antisepsis
Improper surgical attire
MRSA or MSSA nasal colonization
Infection at another site
Obese
Diabetic
Smoker
Immunosuppressive agents
Unsterile instruments
Contaminated environment
Inadequate surgical prophylaxis
Poor surgical techniqueUse of Drains
Lack of re‐dosing of antibiotic
Lack of pre‐op shower
Financial constraints
Poor leadership
Poor communication among team
Poor staff levels
Workload and shift patterns
Design, availability and maintenance of equipment
Environment and physical plant problems (air handling system)
Surgical irrigation
Non‐coated suturesUse of Staples or steri‐strips
Contamination of incision post‐op
Inadequate staffing for post‐op care
Lack of discontinuation of antibiotics at 24 hrs
Lack of foley catheter removal within 48 hrs
Increase hospitalization days
Contaminated environment
Lack of hand hygiene
SSI
Use of staples
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Pre‐Operative
• Education• Patient Advocate• S. aureus decolonization• Chlorhexidine bathing • Help patients stay warm prior to going back to the OR
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Peri‐operative• Evaluate whether you have a safe OR:
o Traffic control (includes limiting number of staff in the room during surgery, number of in/out doors during surgery; doors should not be propped open)
o Compliance with surgical attire o Proper surgical skin scrub o Proper skin prep with alcohol based antisepticso Effective sterilization of instrumentso Monitoring and preventive maintenance of air handling systemso Adequate surgical prophylaxis o Warming of the patient before and during surgeryo Hair clipping (no shaving) outside the operating roomo Use of wound separators to prevent tissue contaminationo Careful handling of tissues by surgical staffo Disinfection of the environment during room turnovers and terminal cleaningo Safe medication handling procedures o Safe storage of supplies.
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If it were your surgery would you be ok with this?
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Home laundered v. hospital laundered scrubs
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Peri‐operative
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Peri‐operative
• Help to maintain Normothermia“correlated impaired wound healing, adversecardiac events, altered drug metabolism withhypothermia”“study by Kurtz, et al (1996), found that incidence of culture-positive surgical site infections among those with mild perioperative hypothermia was three times higher than the normothermic perioperative patients. In this study, mild perioperative hypothermia was associated with delayed wound closure and prolonged hospitalization. In a meta-analysis of outcomes and costs, Mahoney and Odom (1999), demonstrated that hypothermia is associated with a significant increase in adverse outcomes, including an increased incidence of infections. The authors also concluded that hypothermia is associated with an increased chance of blood products administration, myocardial infarction, and mechanical ventilation. These adverse outcomes resulted in prolonged hospital stays and increased healthcare expenditures."
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Culture of Safety/Just Culture
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Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ)
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Post‐Operative
• Ensure wounds remain covered with an interactive dressing for at least the first 48 hours post-surgery (allows wound to seal and become impervious to microbial contamination
• Immediately report/record signs of discharge or inflammation in a wound
• Advocate for drains to be removed at earliest possible opportunity
• Teach patient how to care for their woundo Includes washing, bathing, details of what to look for and who/when to call if
there are concerns
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Preventing SSIs UC‐wide (CHQI Grant)
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Pre‐operative
Post‐operative
Peri‐operative
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Pre‐operative components
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Peri‐operative
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Peri‐operative
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Data from midnight last night to today at 1pm. Shows trend of activity for selected time period
Courtesy GojoIndustries
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Data from midnight last night to today at 1pm. Compares activity for each OR for the selected time period
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Peri‐operative Antibiotic ProphylaxisAntibiotic Adults Pediatrics1 Re‐dosing
interval2,3Comments4
Cefazolin (Ancef)
2 grams(3 grams if ≥120
kg)
30 mg/kg 4 hours Administer 60 min prior to incision
Vancomycin 15 mg/kg(maximum 2 grams)
15 mg/kg N/A Administer 2 hours before incision
Clindamycin 900 mg 10 mg/kg 6 hours
Gentamicin 5mg/kg 2.5 mg/kg N/A Use adjusted body weight
(ABW) for obese patients
1Pediatric doses should not exceed the usual adult dose2Patients with renal insufficiency may require prolonged re‐dosing intervals 3If excessive blood loss (>1.5 L) re‐dose all antibiotics4If tourniquet is to be used in the procedure, the entire dose of antibiotic should be infused prior to its inflation
Bratzler DW, Dellinger EP, Olsen KM, et al. Clinical practice guidelines for antimicrobial prophylaxis in surgery. Am J Health‐Syst Pharm. 2013; 70:195–283.
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Case Study #1• 45 year‐old male patient had colon resection on 6/18• Three days later…
o Upper aspect of patient’s abdominal wound has purulent drainage with some redness and induration
o Wound swabbed and specimen sent for culture; culture ends up growing Enterobacter spp. And E. coli
o Patient started on antibiotics
Is this an SSI?Yes, this is a superficial SSI (purulent drainage from incision, redness, positive culture)
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Case Study #2
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• Patient presents to ED with acute abdomen and is admitted to the OR on the same day for colon resection (COLO). Peritoneal abscess noted at time of surgery. Incision is closed primarily w/ a JP drain in an adjacent stab wound.
• Even on antibiotics, patient continues to have low‐grade fevers, abdominal pain, and purulent drainage via JP drain. Patient returned to OR on 8/6 for new exploration; new abscesses were found.
• Is this an SSI? • Yes, this is considered an organ space SSI. The patient had
known abscess at time of surgery but condition worsened after the surgery.
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Case Study #3
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• Jane Doe had a spinal fusion (FUSN) on 1/22 performed
• 2/1‐Increased back pain; Temp 38°C• 2/2 MRI reveals abscess in the spinal epidural space • Surgeon opened wound in the OR & drained abscess; specimen to lab for culture; notes ‘infected hematoma”; antibiotics begun for epidural abscess
• Culture positive for Pseudomonas aeruginosa
• Would this be an SSI?• Yes, this would be an organ space SSI.
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• It REALLY does begin with ‘U’
• We are all responsible for patient safety and helping to prevent SSIs
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CAN PREVENT SSIs!
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Contact Info
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Alisa Trout, RN, BSNSurgical Site Infection Prevention CoordinatorClinical Epidemiology and Infection Prevention(310) 794‐0187Pager [email protected]
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QUESTIONS?
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