Protecting patient from harm in perioperative period is extremly
important fro health care workers.Patient safety is always
considered as a first priority for all.
Importance of surgical integrity :
- it reduces surical site infection rates
- It reduces patient length of stay
- It reduces treatment cost
- it increases patient satisfation
- It increases outcome rates
- It increases hospital reputation
- It prevents un necessary use of antibiotics
- helps in patient safety
- minimizes morbidity and mortality rates
It is maintained in all three phases :
PRE OP:
- Cleaning skin with antiseptic lotion
- administration of antibiotics
- aviodance of cuts an wounds
- maintaining Skin integrity
- Intra op:
- reducing infection rates by using sterile equipment
- reducing bleeding
- hand hygiene
- aseptic techniques
- contineous monitoring
- Post op :
- Administration of antibiotics
- Post op follow up
- standard precautions