Surgical site infections
AGENCIES
World Health Organization (WHO)
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Global guidelines on the prevention of surgical site infection (2016)
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WHO guidelines for safe surgery 2009 - safe surgery saves lives
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
American Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) / Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) / American Hospital Association (AHA) / Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) / The Joint Commission
EU/EEA COUNTRIES
Cyprus
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Prevention of surgical site infections (Ministry of Health, 2013)
Πρόληψη λοιμώξεων χειρουργικής θέσης
Denmark
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National infection control guidelines – For the pre-, per- and post-operative area (Statens Serum Institut, updated 2015)
Nationale infektionshygiejniske retningslinjer – For det præ-, per- og – postoperative område
France
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Preoperative management of infection risk (Société Française d’Hygiène Hospitalière, 2013)
Gestion préopératoire du risque infectieux
Germany
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Prevention of postoperative surgical site infections (Robert Koch Institute, 2007)
Prävention postoperativer Infektionen im Operationsgebiet
Ireland
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Preventing surgical site infections - Key recommendations for practice (Joint Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland / Royal College of Physicians of Ireland Working Group on Prevention of Surgical Site Infections, 2012)
Preventing surgical site infections - Key recommendations for practice
Netherlands
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Prevention of postoperative wound infections (Infection Prevention Working Party - WIP, updated 2011)
Preventie van postoperatieve wondinfecties
Spain
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Clinical practice guidelines for the patient safety at surgery settings (Ministry of Health, Social Policy, and Equality, 2010)
Clinical practice guideline for the patient safety at surgery settings
Sweden
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Postoperative wound infections – prevention measures (Sveriges kommuner och landsting, 2011)
Postoperativa sårinfektioner - åtgärder för att förebygga
COUNTRIES OUTSIDE THE EU/EEA
United Kingdom
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Surgical site infections. NICE Quality standard [QS49] (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, 2013)
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Targeted literature review: What are the key infection prevention and control recommendations to inform a surgical site infection (SSI) prevention quality improvement tool? (Health Protection Scotland, 2015)
Targeted literature review