Ways the Anesthesiologist Can Contribute to the Prophylaxis of Infection in the Surgical Patient

• Published in: Revista brasileira de anestesiologia Vol. 59; no. 6; pp. 756 - 766
• Main Authors: Ferreira, Fabiana Aparecida Penachi Bosco, Marin, Maria Ligia Gomes, Strabelli, Tânia Mara V., Carmona, Maria José Carvalho
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Portuguese
• Published: Brazil Elsevier Editora Ltda 01.11.2009
• Subjects: Anesthesiology; Antibiotic Prophylaxis; ANTIBIOTICS: prophylaxis of infection; ANTIBIÓTICOS: profilaxia infecção; COMPLICATIONS: infection of the surgical wound; COMPLICAÇÕES: infecção da ferida operatória; Cross Infection - prevention & control; Humans; Intraoperative Care; Practice Guidelines as Topic; ANTIBIOTICS: prophylaxis of infection; ANTIBIÓTICOS: profilaxia infecção; COMPLICAÇÕES: infecção da ferida operatória; COMPLICATIONS: infection of the surgical wound

Besides the increase in hospital costs, surgical patients with nosocomial infection may not recover their previous condition and their condition can even evolve to death. Besides well-established patient-related risks, postoperative infection is also dependent on the surgical procedure, the hospital...