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ike most surgical facilities, we take infection prevention
seriously and we pride ourselves on our low SSI rates. We
know the risk of infection accompanies any surgery, and
that the risk with orthopedic procedures, many of which
require implants, is even higher. So we're proud of the fact
that for 2013 and prior years, our infection rate has averaged 0.2%,
compared with the national average of 1.43%, the figure cited by the
Ambulatory Surgery Center Association.
I N F E C T I O N P R E V E N T I O N
Make
Orthopedic SSIs
All But Disappear
Pamela
Bevelhymer,
RN,
BSN
We're zeroing in on zero, using these 9 steps.
Gabrielle White, RN, CASC | Newport Beach, Calif.
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