A Review on Preventive Measures of Surgical Site Infections

Surgical site infections(SSIs) are one of the most common source known to cause the nosocomial infection. These have economic impacts on the health care system, also results in increased length of hospital stay and in turn causes hospital costs rising.. Most of the surgical site infections (SSIs) are preventable in nature. The common pathogens responsible for SSI are Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus spp. and Escherichia coli. Practices to prevent SSI are aimed at minimising the number of micro-organisms introduced into the operative site during the preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative duration by following the standard procedures and guidelines. Implementing multidisciplinary strategies in SSI prevention must be consistently applied as per the needs of the individual patient and health care organization. This review has identi­fied that using a bundled approach, sharing responsibility, and adhering to best practice are strategies used by health care professional teams in the prevention of SSI.