Total Occlusive Ionic Silver-Containing Dressing vs Mupirocin Ointment Application vs Conventional Dressing in Elective Colorectal Surgery: Effect on Incisional Surgical Site Infection

2015 ◽  
Vol 221 (2) ◽  
pp. 424-429 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaime Ruiz-Tovar ◽  
Carolina Llavero ◽  
Vicente Morales ◽  
Carlos Gamallo
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Surgery ◽  
Surgical Site Infection ◽  
Site Infection ◽  
Elective Colorectal Surgery ◽  
Ionic Silver ◽  
Incisional Surgical Site Infection ◽  
Mupirocin Ointment

Prospective Surveillance Effectively Reduced Rates of Surgical Site Infection Associated With Elective Colorectal Surgery at a University Hospital in Japan

2006 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 526-528 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsuyoshi Konishi ◽  
Toshiaki Watanabe ◽  
Keita Morikane ◽  
Kazuhiko Fukatsu ◽  
Joji Kitayama ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Surgery ◽  
Surgical Site Infection ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Site Infection ◽  
Prospective Surveillance ◽  
Elective Colorectal Surgery ◽  
Nationwide Surveillance ◽  
Surveillance Database

At a university hospital in Japan, the introduction of prospective surveillance and subsequent interventions was effective in reducing the rate of surgical site infection associated with elective colorectal surgery from 27.5% to 17.8% of surgeries. Japan should both recognize the importance of broader surveillance for surgical site infection and establish its own nationwide surveillance database.

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