IMPORTANCE OF PREVENTION
The true cost of SSIs
Surgical site infections (SSIs) are the greatest source of infection in the hospital setting. Minimizing SSIs will improve patients’ quality of life and reduce healthcare costs substantially. Specifically, SSIs:
- Increase the length of stay for a patient by an average of 7-10 days6
- Raise median hospitalization costs by 72.7%7
- Increase the likelihood of ICU admission by 60%
- Increase the risk of readmission within 30 days
- Double the risk of mortality8
Reduce external risks
Address key preoperative, perioperative and postoperative external risk factors to deter SSIs.
View “Minimizing External Risk Factors for Surgical Site Infection”>
Internal methods of infection control
Review internal patient risk factors and intra-patient procedures that have been demonstrated to have an impact on SSI rates.
View “Patient Related Methods of Infection Control”>
Understanding MRSA severity
Learn more about the risks of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
View “A Healthy Discussion About MRSA”>
Expand your assessment, minimize patient risk
Learn more about assessing patient risk for SSIs.
Collaborate for greater impact on SSIs
The multidisciplinary approach offers a proven tool for improving patients’ outcomes and controlling hospital outbreaks.
