1Infection Prevention & Epidemiology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, 169608 Singapore.
2Infectious Diseases, Division of Infectious Diseases, Thammasat University Hospital, Khlong Nueng, Thailand.
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2019 Nov 12;8:174. doi: 10.1186/s13756-019-0638-8. eCollection 2019.
The Asia Pacific Society of Infection Control (APSIC) launched the APSIC Guidelines for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections in 2018. This document describes the guidelines and recommendations for the setting prevention of surgical site infections (SSIs). It aims to highlight practical recommendations in a concise format designed to assist healthcare facilities at Asia Pacific region in achieving high standards in preoperative, perioperative and postoperative practices.
The guidelines were developed by an appointed workgroup comprising experts in the Asia Pacific region, following reviews of previously published guidelines and recommendations relevant to each section.
It recommends that healthcare facilities review specific risk factors and develop effective prevention strategies, which would be cost effective at local levels. Gaps identified are best closed using a quality improvement process. Surveillance of SSIs is recommended using accepted international methodology. The timely feedback of the data analysed would help in the monitoring of effective implementation of interventions.
Healthcare facilities should aim for excellence in safe surgery practices. The implementation of evidence-based practices using a quality improvement process helps towards achieving effective and sustainable results.
亚太感染控制学会(APSIC)于 2018 年发布了《亚太地区预防手术部位感染指南》。本文件描述了预防手术部位感染(SSI)的指南和建议。其目的是在简洁的格式中突出实用建议,旨在协助亚太地区的医疗机构达到术前、术中和术后实践的高标准。
该指南由亚太地区指定的工作组制定,工作组专家对以前发表的与各部分相关的指南和建议进行了审查。
建议医疗机构审查具体的危险因素并制定有效的预防策略,这在当地层面上具有成本效益。使用质量改进过程可以最好地弥补差距。建议使用公认的国际方法对 SSI 进行监测。及时反馈分析后的数据有助于监测干预措施的有效实施。
医疗机构应追求安全手术实践的卓越水平。使用质量改进过程实施基于证据的实践有助于实现有效和可持续的成果。