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ReviewCurrent anesthesiology reports2022

Patient Safety in Anesthesia: Hand Hygiene and Perioperative Infection Control.

Colby G Simmons, Andrew W Hennigan, Jacob M Loyd, Randy W Loftus, Archit Sharma

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Review in Current anesthesiology reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Colby G SimmonsDepartment of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado- Anschutz Medical Campus, Mail Stop B113, Leprino Building, 12401 E 17th Ave. Leprino Bldg #734, Aurora, CO 80045 USA.
Andrew W HenniganDepartment of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado- Anschutz Medical Campus, Mail Stop B113, Leprino Building, 12401 E 17th Ave. Leprino Bldg #734, Aurora, CO 80045 USA.
Jacob M LoydDepartment of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado- Anschutz Medical Campus, Mail Stop B113, Leprino Building, 12401 E 17th Ave. Leprino Bldg #734, Aurora, CO 80045 USA.
Randy W LoftusDepartment of Anesthesia, University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, 200 Hawkins Drive, 6618 John Colloton Pavillion, Iowa City, IA 52242 USA.
Archit SharmaDepartment of Anesthesia, University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, 200 Hawkins Drive, 6618 John Colloton Pavillion, Iowa City, IA 52242 USA.
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus · USUniversity of Iowa · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose of Review: This review highlights the importance of the anesthesia team in minimizing perioperative infection risks and prevention of surgical site infection. Due to the immense financial and patient care burden that results from perioperative infection, a foundational knowledge in preventive measures is essential. Recent Findings: Perioperative infection control, the role of the anesthesia team in reducing infection risk, and more specifically the outsized importance of hand hygiene in this space have become increasingly apparent. Maintenance of workspace cleanliness along with hand hygiene forms the cornerstone of preventing microbial transmission. Unfortunately, improvements around perioperative infection control are lacking. Summary: The importance of the anesthesia team in maintaining proper hand hygiene, a clean work environment, and appropriate patient conditions to minimize risk of perioperative infection cannot be overstated. Poor clinical outcomes, economic burden, and external pressure from payers highlight the need for anesthesia providers to have an up-to-date knowledge of best practices in this area. In this article, we will review the current recommendations for hand hygiene practices and perioperative infection prevention.

Indexed as

Hand hygieneHealthcare-associated infectionInfection controlSurgical site infection

Identifiers

PMID36345323
PMCPMC9631600
OpenAlexW4308492450

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