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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
It is time to define an organizational model for the prevention and management of infections along the surgical pathway: a worldwide cross-sectional survey
World Journal of Emergency Surgery, Volume 17, No. 1, Article 17, Year 2022
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Background: The objectives of the study were to investigate the organizational characteristics of acute care facilities worldwide in preventing and managing infections in surgery; assess participants’ perception regarding infection prevention and control (IPC) measures, antibiotic prescribing practices, and source control; describe awareness about the global burden of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and IPC measures; and determine the role of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic on said awareness. Methods: A cross-sectional web-based survey was conducted contacting 1432 health care workers (HCWs) belonging to a mailing list provided by the Global Alliance for Infections in Surgery. The self-administered questionnaire was developed by a multidisciplinary team. The survey was open from May 22, 2021, and June 22, 2021. Three reminders were sent, after 7, 14, and 21 days. Results: Three hundred four respondents from 72 countries returned a questionnaire, with an overall response rate of 21.2%. Respectively, 90.4% and 68.8% of participants stated their hospital had a multidisciplinary IPC team or a multidisciplinary antimicrobial stewardship team. Local protocols for antimicrobial therapy of surgical infections and protocols for surgical antibiotic prophylaxis were present in 76.6% and 90.8% of hospitals, respectively. In 23.4% and 24.0% of hospitals no surveillance systems for surgical site infections and no monitoring systems of used antimicrobials were implemented. Patient and family involvement in IPC management was considered to be slightly or not important in their hospital by the majority of respondents (65.1%). Awareness of the global burden of AMR among HCWs was considered very important or important by 54.6% of participants. The COVID-19 pandemic was considered by 80.3% of respondents as a very important or important factor in raising HCWs awareness of the IPC programs in their hospital. Based on the survey results, the authors developed 15 statements for several questions regarding the prevention and management of infections in surgery. The statements may be the starting point for designing future evidence-based recommendations. Conclusion: Adequacy of prevention and management of infections in acute care facilities depends on HCWs behaviours and on the organizational characteristics of acute health care facilities to support best practices and promote behavioural change. Patient involvement in the implementation of IPC is still little considered. A debate on how operationalising a fundamental change to IPC, from being solely the HCWs responsibility to one that involves a collaborative relationship between HCWs and patients, should be opened. © 2022, The Author(s).
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Authors & Co-Authors
Sartelli, Massimo
Italy, Macerata
Macerata Hospital
Labricciosa, Francesco Maria
Italy, Macerata
Global Alliance for Infections in Surgery
Coccolini, Federico
Italy, Pisa
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana
Coimbra, Raul S.
United States, Riverside
Riverside University Health System
Abu‑Zidan, Fikri M.
United Arab Emirates, Al Ain
United Arab Emirates University
Ansaloni, Luca
Italy, Pavia
Fondazione Irccs Policlinico San Matteo
Al-Hasan, Majdi N.
United States, Columbia
University of South Carolina School of Medicine Columbia
Ansari, Shamshul
Nepal, Bharatpur
Chitwan Medical College
Barie, Philip S.
United States, New York
Weill Cornell Medicine
Caínzos Fernández, Miguel Angel
Spain, Santiago de Compostela
Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago
Ceresoli, Marco
Italy, Milan
Università Degli Studi Di Milano-bicocca
Chiarugi, Massimo
Italy, Pisa
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana
Claridge, Jeffrey A.
United States, Cleveland
Case Western Reserve University
Cicuttin, Enrico
Italy, Pisa
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana
Dellinger, Evan Patchen
United States, Seattle
University of Washington
Fry, Donald Edmund
United States, Chicago
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Guirao, Xavier
Spain, Sabadell
Hospital Universitari
Hardcastle, Timothy Craig
South Africa, Durban
University of Kwazulu-natal
Hecker, Andreas
Germany, Giessen
Universitätsklinikum Gießen Und Marburg, Standort Gießen
Leppäniemi, Ari Kalevi
Finland, Helsinki
Helsingin Yliopisto
Litvin, A. A.
Russian Federation, Kaliningrad
Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University
Marwah, Sanjay
India, Rohtak
Pt. B.d. Sharma Pgims, Rohtak
Maseda, Emilio
Spain, Santander
Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla
Mazuski, John E.
United States, St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis
Al Memish, Ziad Ahmed
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
King Saud Hospital Riyadh
Kirkpatrick, Andrew Wallace W.
Canada, Calgary
Foothills Medical Centre
Pagani, Leonardo
Italy, Bolzano
Regional Hospital of Bolzano
Podda, Mauro Guido
Italy, Cagliari
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Di Cagliari
Rasa, Huseyin Kemal
Turkey, Kocaeli
Anadolu Medical Center
Sakakushev, Boris E.
Bulgaria, Plovdiv
Medical University of Plovdiv
Sawyer, Robert G.
United States, Kalamazoo
Western Michigan University
Tumietto, Fabio
Italy, Bologna
Irccs Azienda Ospedaliero-universitaria Di Bologna
Xiao, Yonghong
China, Hangzhou
The State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases
Aboubreeg, Wedad Faraj
Libya, Zliten
Zliten Medical Center
Adamou, Harissou
Niger, Zinder
University of Zinder
Akhmeteli, Lali
Georgia, Tbilisi
Tsmu First University Clinic
Akin, Emrah
Turkey, Serdivan
Sakarya Üniversitesi
Alberio, Maria Grazia
Italy, Varese
Azienda Ospedaliera Ospedale Di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi Di Varese
Alconchel, Felipe
Spain, Murcia
Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca
Magagi, Ibrahim Amadou
Niger, Zinder
University of Zinder
Araúz, Ana Belén
Panama, Panama City
Hospital Santo Tomás
Argenio, Giulio
Italy, Salerno
Università Degli Studi Di Salerno
Atanasov, Boyko Tchavdarov
Bulgaria, Plovdiv
Medical University of Plovdiv
Demirli Atlcl, Semra
Turkey, Istanbul
University of Health Sciences
Awad, Selmy Sabry
Egypt, Mansoura
Mansoura University
Baili, Efstratia
Greece, Athens
Iaso
Bains, Lovenish
India, New Delhi
Maulana Azad Medical College
Bala, Miklosh
Israel, Jerusalem
Hadassah University Medical Centre
Baraket, Oussama
Tunisia, Bizerte
Hôpital Régional de Bizerte
Baral, Suman
Nepal, Pokhara
Dirghayu Pokhara Hospital
Belskii, Vladislav A.
Russian Federation, Nizhny Novgorod
Privolzhsky Research Medical University
Benboubker, Moussa
Morocco, Fez
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Hassan Ii
Ben-Ishay, Offir
Israel, Haifa
Rambam Health Care Campus Israel
Bordoni, Pierpaolo
Italy, Sondrio
Sondrio Hospital
Boumédiène, Abdalia
France, Lorient
Clinique Mutualiste de la Porte de L'orient
Brisinda, Giuseppe
Italy, Rome
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli Irccs
Cavazzuti, Laura
Italy, Reggio Emilia
Azienda Ospedaliera Santa Maria Nuova Di Reggio Emilia
Chandy, Sujith John
India, Vellore
Christian Medical College, Vellore
Chiarello, Maria Michela
Italy, Crotone
Ospedale San Giovanni Di Dio
Cillara, Nicola
Italy, Sassari
Assl Cagliari
Clarizia, Guglielmo
Italy, Sondrio
Sondrio Hospital
Cocuz, Maria Elena
Romania, Brasov
Universitatea Transilvania Din Brașov
Cocuz, Iuliu Gabriel
Romania, Targu Mures
George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu Mures
Coppola, Raffaella
Italy, Naples
Betania Hospital
Cui, Yunfeng
China, Tianjin
Tianjin Nankai of Itcwm Nankai Hospital
Czepiel, Jacek
Poland, Krakow
Jagiellonian University Medical College
D’Acapito, Fabrizio
Italy, Forli
Morgagni-pierantoni Hospital
Damaskos, Dimitrios
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
Daş, Koray
Turkey, Istanbul
University of Health Sciences
de Simone, Belinda D.
France, Saint-quentin-en-yvelines
Poissy-saint-germain-en-laye Hospital
Delibegović, Samir
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Tuzla
University Clinical Center Tuzla
Demetrashvili, Zaza M.
Georgia, Tbilisi
Kipshidze Central University Hospital
Detanac, Dzemail S.
Serbia, Novi Pazar
University of Novi Pazar
Dhingra, Sameer
India, Hajipur
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hajipur
Di Bella, Stefano
Italy, Trieste
Università Degli Studi Di Trieste
Dimitrov, Evgeni Nikolaev
Bulgaria, Stara Zagora
University Hospital “prof. Dr. Stoyan Kirkovich”
Dogjani, Agron
Albania, Tirana
Universiteti I Mjekësisë, Tiranë
D'Oria, Mario Giovanni Gerardo
Italy, Trieste
Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Giuliano Isontina
Dumitru, Magdalena Irina
Romania, Constanta
Ovidius University of Constanta
Elmangory, Mutasim M.
Sudan, Khartoum
National Public Health Laboratory Sudan
Enciu, Octavian
Romania, Bucharest
Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Carol Davila Din Bucuresti
Fantoni, Massimo
Italy, Rome
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli Irccs
Filipescu, Daniela C.
Romania, Bucharest
Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Carol Davila Din Bucuresti
Fleres, Francesco
Italy, Sondrio
Sondrio Hospital
Foghetti, Domitilla
Italy, Pesaro
Azienda Ospedaliera Marche Nord
Fransvea, P.
Italy, Rome
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli Irccs
Gachabayov, Mahir
Russian Federation, Vladimir
Vladimir City Clinical Hospital of Emergency Medicine
Galeiras, Rita María
Spain, La Coruna
Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago
Gattuso, Gianni
Italy, Mantova
Azienda Ospedaliera Carlo Poma
Ghnnam, Wagih Mommtaz
Egypt, Mansoura
Faculty of Medicine
Ghisetti, Valeria
Italy, Turin
Ospedale Amedeo Di Savoia
Giraudo, Giorgio
Italy, Cuneo
Azienda Ospedaliera S. Croce e Carle
Gonfa, Kebebe Bekele
Ethiopia, Robe
Madda Walabu University
Gönüllü, Emre
Turkey, Serdivan
Sakarya Üniversitesi
Hamad, Yousif Tag Elsir Y.
United Kingdom, Redhill
East Surrey Hospital
Hecker, Matthias
Germany, Glessen
University Hospital Giessen
Isik, Arda A.
Turkey, Istanbul
Istanbul Medeniyet University
Ismail, Nizar
United Kingdom, Aylesbury
Stoke Mandeville Hospital
Ismail, Azzain Mahadi Hamid
United Kingdom, Aberdeen
Woodend Hospital
Jain, Sumita Agarwal
India, Jaipur
Sms Medical College
Kanj, Souha S.
Lebanon, Beirut
American University of Beirut
Kapoor, Garima
India, Hyderabad
Gandhi Medical College
Karaiskos, Ilias
Greece, Athens
Hygeia Hospital
Kavalakat, Alfie Jose
India, Thrissur
Jubilee Mission Medical College
Kenig, Jakub
Poland, Krakow
Jagiellonian University Medical College
Khamis, Faryal Ali
Oman, Muscat
Royal Hospital
Khokha, Vladimir M.
Belarus, Mozyr
City Hospital
Kiguba, Ronald
Uganda, Kampala
Makerere University
Kim, Jae-il
South Korea, Gimhae
Inje University
Kobe, Yoshiro
Unknown Affiliation
Kok, Kenneth Yuh Yen
Brunei Darussalam, Bandar Seri Begawan
Universiti Brunei Darussalam
Kovacevic, Bojan M.
Unknown Affiliation
Kuriyama, Akira
Japan, Kurashiki
Kurashiki Central Hospital
Landaluce-Olavarria, Aitor
Spain, Urduliz
Urduliz-alfredo Espinosa Hospital
Lasithiotakis, Konstantinos G.
Greece, Heraklion
Heraklion University Hospital
Lohsiriwat, Varut
Thailand, Nakhon Pathom
Mahidol University
Lostoridis, Eftychios
Greece, Kavala
General Hospital of Kavala
Luppi, Davide
Italy, Reggio Emilia
Azienda Ospedaliera Santa Maria Nuova Di Reggio Emilia
Maegele, Marc G.
Germany, Witten
Universität Witten/herdecke
Marinis, A. D.
Greece, Piraeus
Tzanion General Hospital
Martínez-Pérez, Aleix
Spain, Valencia
Hospital Universitario Dr. Peset
Massalou, Damien
France, Nice
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice
Meşinǎ, Cristian
Unknown Affiliation
Metan, Gökhan
Turkey, Ankara
Hacettepe Üniversitesi
Miranda-Novales, Guadalupe
Mexico, Mexico
Instituto Mexicano Del Seguro Social
Mohamedahmed, Ali Yasen Y.
United Kingdom, West Bromwich
Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals Nhs Trust
Mulita, Francesk
Greece, Rio
University General Hospital of Patras
Navsaria, Pradeep Harkison
South Africa, Observatory
Groote Schuur Hospital
Negoi, Ionut
Romania, Bucharest
Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Carol Davila Din Bucuresti
Nita, Gabriela Elisa
Italy, Reggio Emilia
Azienda Ospedaliera Santa Maria Nuova Di Reggio Emilia
O'Connor, Donal B.
Ireland, Dublin
Trinity College Dublin
Ordoñez Delgado, Carlos Alberto
Colombia, Cali
Fundación Valle Del Lili
Pantalone, Desire'
Italy, Florence
Azienda Ospedaliera Careggi
Panyko, Arpád
Slovakia, Bratislava
Univerzita Komenského V Bratislave
Pararas, Nikolaos B.
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Alfaisal University
Pata, Francesco
Italy, Corigliano-rossano
Nicola Giannettasio Hospital
Patel, Tapan J.
India, Vadodara
Baroda Medical College
Pellino, Gianluca
Italy, Naples
Università Degli Studi Della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli
Perra, Teresa
Italy, Sassari
Università Degli Studi Di Sassari
Perrone, Gennaro
Italy, Parma
Azienda Ospedaliero-universitaria Di Parma
Pesce, Antonio
Italy, Ferrara
University of Ferrara
Pintar, Tadeja
Slovenia, Ljubljana
Univerzitetni Klinični Center Ljubljana
Porcu, Alberto
Italy, Sassari
Università Degli Studi Di Sassari
Quiodettis, Martha Alexa
Panama, Panama City
Hospital Santo Tomás
Rahman, Ashrarur Rahman
Bangladesh, Dhaka
Dhaka Shishu Hospital
Reichert, Martin
Germany, Giessen
Universitätsklinikum Gießen Und Marburg, Standort Gießen
Rems, Miran
Slovenia, Jesenice
General Hospital Jesenice
Sall, Ibrahima
Senegal, Dakar
Hopital Principal de Dakar
Kafil, Hossein Samadi
Iran, Tabriz
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Sasia, Diego
Italy, Cuneo
Azienda Ospedaliera S. Croce e Carle
Seni, Jeremiah
Tanzania, Mwanza
Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences
Seretis, Charalampos
United Kingdom, Nuneaton
George Eliot Hospital Nhs Trust
Serradilla-Martin, Mario
Spain, Zaragoza
Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón Iisa
Shelat, Vishal Girishchandra
Singapore, Singapore City
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Siribumrungwong, Boonying
Thailand, Pathum Thani
Thammasat University Hospital
Slavchev, M.
Bulgaria, Plovdiv
St.george University Hospital
Solaini, Leonardo
Italy, Bologna
Alma Mater Studiorum Università Di Bologna
Tarasconi, Antonio
Italy, Parma
Azienda Ospedaliero-universitaria Di Parma
Tartaglia, Dario
Italy, Pisa
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana
Tomadze, Gia
Georgia, Tbilisi
Tbilisi State Medical University
Toro, Adriana
Unknown Affiliation
Tovani-Palone, Marcos Roberto
Brazil, Sao Paulo
Universidade de São Paulo
van Goor, Harry
Netherlands, Nijmegen
Radboud University Medical Center
Vasilescu, Alin Mihai
Romania, Iasi
Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Grigore T. Popa Din Iasi
Vereczkei, András G.
Hungary, Pecs
Pécsi Tudományegyetem
Veroux, Massimiliano
Italy, Catania
Università Degli Studi Di Catania
Widmer, Lukas Werner
Switzerland, Bern
University Hospital Bern
Zachariah, Sanoop Koshy
India, Thiruvananthapuram
Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences
Zakaria, Andee Dzulkarnaen
Malaysia, Minden
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Zubareva, Nadezhda A.
Russian Federation, Perm
E.a.vagner Perm State Medical University
Di Carlo, Isidoro
Italy, Catania
Università Degli Studi Di Catania
Cortese, Francesco
Italy, Rome
Azienda Complesso Ospedaliero San Filippo Neri
Baiocchi, Gian Luca
Italy, Brescia
Università Degli Studi Di Brescia
Maier, Ronald V.
United States, Seattle
University of Washington
Catena, Fausto
Italy, Cesena
Ospedale M. Bufalini
Statistics
Citations: 10
Authors: 175
Affiliations: 162
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1186/s13017-022-00420-4
ISSN:
17497922
Research Areas
Covid
Health System And Policy
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative