The efficacy of multifaceted versus single anesthesia work area infection control measures and the importance of surgical site infection follow-up duration
Main findingResult — go to the resultRelative risk 0.32 97.5% CI 0.15–0.70Authors' conclusion
An evidence-based, multifaceted approach to anesthesia work area infection control can generate substantial reductions in surgical site infections.
Study context
- Population
- Surgical patients from two single intervention and two multifaceted studies, each with matched control groups
- Participants
- 4,865 patients · 4 studies
- Exposure
- Multifaceted vs Single interventions
- Outcome
- Postoperative surgical site infections
Methodological detailsmatched control groups, Poisson regression with robust variance
- Matched control groups
- Poisson regression with robust variance
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Relative risk
0.32
97.5% CI 0.15–0.70
P = 0.001
Multifaceted vs Single interventions
RR 0.32 (97.5% CI 0.15–0.70); P = 0.001
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
| Outcome | Fold more (97.5% CI) | P value |
|---|---|---|
| Surgical site infections detected, ≥60-day vs 30-day follow-upApproximately | 2.61 (1.62–4.21) | P < 0.001 |
Original publication
The efficacy of multifaceted versus single anesthesia work area infection control measures and the importance of surgical site infection follow-up duration. J Clin Anesth. Published 23 December 2022. doi:10.
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