Prevention of Surgical Site Infections: Review of Current Evidence and Guidelines

Dale Bratzler, MD
Chief Quality Officer, Oklahoma University Medicine
Grand Rounds – Hoag Orthopedic Institute
10/11/2019
Dr. Dale Bratzler discusses practical recommendations from recent guidelines for acute care hospitals in prioritizing surgical site infection prevention efforts by identifying key barriers that may drive disparities of care. As well as, discussing recent studies evaluating the use of antimicrobials to prevent surgical site infection and reinforcing the benefit of a multi-model, bundle approach to prevention.