GuidelineAntimicrobial resistance and infection control2019
APSIC guidelines for the prevention of surgical site infections.
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55 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Versus Standard Dressings for Preventing Surgical Site Infections Following Abdominal Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.World journal of surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Antiseptic wound irrigation to prevent surgical site infection after laparotomy: meta-analysis.BJS open · 2025Pooled it
- Delayed primary skin closure reduce surgical site infection following surgery for gastrointestinal perforation: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2024Pooled it
- Plus Sutures for preventing surgical site infection: a systematic review of clinical outcomes with economic and environmental models.BMC surgery · 2023Pooled it
- Preoperative combined mechanical and oral antibiotic bowel preparation for preventing complications in elective colorectal surgery.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Systematic literature review on surgical site preparation in paediatric surgery.BMC pediatrics · 2022Pooled it
- Surgical site infection and its associated factors in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC surgery · 2020Pooled it
- Vaginal scrub-and-paint versus paint-only preparation in total laparoscopic hysterectomy: surgical site infection and postoperative spotting outcomes in a randomised controlled trial.BMC women's health · 2026Trial
- Clinical Leadership, Evaluation, and Action Network for surgical site infection control: protocol enhancement in Sudan.IJID regions · 2026Article
- Epidemiological characteristics and non-linear risk factors of surgical site infections in patients with cancer: a propensity score-matched case-control study.Infection prevention in practice · 2026Article
- Guideline-concordant antibiotic prophylaxis on surgical site infection rates following colorectal surgery: real-world data from Thailand.Annals of coloproctology · 2026Article
- Evaluating the impact of reusable gowns on postoperative infection rates in hand surgery.Surgery in practice and science · 2026Article
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- Comparison of cefazolin administered as a continuous or intermittent infusion for prophylaxis of surgical site infections in adult patients undergoing cardiac or neurologic surgery.Infection control and hospital epidemiology · 2026Article
- Incidence of nosocomial infection in the intensive care unit of Ghazi Al-Hariri teaching hospital.Wiener klinische Wochenschrift · 2026Article
- Application of PDCA cycle management in the rational use of perioperative antimicrobial prophylaxis in orthopedic clean surgery.European journal of medical research · 2025Article
- Prophylactic Antibiotics in Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty: A Nationwide Analysis of Infection Rates and Antibiotic Use in South Korea.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Evaluating the Performance of State-of-the-Art Artificial Intelligence Chatbots Based on the WHO Global Guidelines for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection: Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Antibiotics in Mucogingival Surgery for Recession Treatment: A Narrative Review.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Immunonutritional Markers and the Protective Role of Sternal Irrigation and Antibiotic-Impregnated Membranes in Sternal Wound Infection: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: 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. Method: 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. Results: 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. Conclusions: 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.
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