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Claire Kilpatrick
IPC Global Unit
SDS, HIS, WHO HQ
Translating recommendations into
practice for surgical site infection
prevention
XXVIIIe Congrès National de la Société Française d’Hygiène Hospitalière 7 June 2017
WHO Infection Prevention and Control
Global Unit
Protecting patient and health worker lives across the world through excellence in
infection prevention and control
IPC occupies a unique position in the field of patient safety and quality of
care, as it is universally relevant to every health worker and patient, at
every health care interaction
Without effective IPC it is impossible to achieve quality health care
delivery and strong health systems
Why IPC is so important for global health
http://who.int/infection-prevention/en/
SSI burden worldwide About 80 000 hospitalised patients in Europe have at least one
HAI on any given day
In Europe, SSI are the second most frequent type of HAI
(19.6%) – 543 149 (298 167-1 062 673) SSI episodes/year
(HAI prevalence survey 2011)
In the US, the overall SSI rate was 0.9% in 2014 (data from
3654 hospitals over 2 417 933 surgical procedures)
SSI are the most frequent type of HAI on admission (67% in
US, 33% in Europe)
Surgical sepsis accounts for approximately 30% of all patients
with sepsis
SSI are the most frequent type of HAIs in LMICs and rates are
significantly higher than in HICs (11%, on average)
http://who.int/infection-prevention/publications/ssi-guidelines/en/
3 November 2016
Patients with known nasal carriage of S. aureus should receive
perioperative intranasal applications of mupirocin 2% ointment with or
without a combination of CHG body wash.
MBP alone (without the administration of oral antibiotics) should NOT
be used in adult patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery.
In patients undergoing any surgical procedure, hair should either NOT
be removed or, if absolutely necessary, should only be removed with a
clipper. Shaving is strongly discouraged at all times, whether
preoperatively or in the operating room.
Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis (SAP) should be administered before the
surgical incision, when indicated.
Nine strong recommendations –
preoperative measures (1)
SAP should be administered within 120 min before
incision, while considering the half-life of the antibiotic.
Surgical hand preparation should be performed either
by scrubbing with a suitable antimicrobial soap and
water or using a suitable alcohol-based handrub before
donning sterile gloves.
Alcohol-based antiseptic solutions based on CHG for
surgical site skin preparation should be used in patients
undergoing surgical procedures.
Nine strong recommendations –
preoperative measures (2)
Adult patients undergoing general anaesthesia with
endotracheal intubation for surgical procedures should
receive 80% fraction of inspired oxygen intraoperatively
and, if feasible, in the immediate postoperative period for
2–6 h.
Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis administration should not
be prolonged after completion of the operation
Nine strong recommendations –
intra & postoperative measures
But all guidelines need
dissemination, adoption and
implementation strategies
Strategies to improve SSI prevention
A systematic review
Focus - quality improvement initiatives designed to
improve adherence with evidence based processes for SSI
prevention
Search - 1990-2015
Pubmed, Embase, CINAHL, Cochrane library, WHO
regional database, Afro-Lib and Africa-Wide
English, French or Spanish
118 studies included
Important - 84% used multi-faceted interventions
Ariyo P et al. ICPIC 2017
• A multimodal strategy comprises several elements or components (3 or more;
usually 5) implemented in an integrated way with the aim of improving an
outcome and changing behaviour. It includes tools, such as bundles and
checklists, developed by multidisciplinary teams that take into account local
conditions.
• The 5 most common components: (i) system change (availability of the
appropriate infrastructure and supplies to enable IPC recommendations
implementation); (ii) education and training of health care workers and key
players; (iii) monitoring infrastructures, practices, processes, outcomes and
providing data feedback; (iv) reminders in the workplace/communications; and
(v) culture change within the establishment or the strengthening of a safety
climate.
National level: national IPC programmes should coordinate
and facilitate the implementation of IPC activities through
multimodal strategies on a nationwide or subnational level.
Facility level: IPC activities using multimodal strategies
should be implemented to improve practices and reduce HAI
and AMR
WHO Core Component 5 for effective IPC
Strong Recommendation: Multimodal Strategies
In other words…
WHO Interim Practical Manual for the Implementation of the IPC Core
Components at the National Level http://who.int/infection-prevention/en/
Mapping two implementation strategies1
SYSTEM CHANGE*
TRAINING &
EDUCATION
EVALUATION &
FEEDBACK
REMINDERS &
COMMUNICATION
INSTITUTIONAL
SAFETY CLIMATE
ENGAGE
EDUCATE
EXECUTE
EVALUATE
1.WHO HAND HYGIENE MULTIMODAL IMPROVEMENT STRATEGY & The 4 E's: An action-oriented
implementation model (Pronovost et al)
Kilpatrick et al. ICPIC 2017
Is achieved by all noted
components among other actions
The overall aim is to embed SSI evidence based recommendations
as an integral part of the culture in the health care facility on the
continuum of the surgical patient’s journey
Technical Work
Evidence-based
interventions
Adaptive Work
Safety culture
TECHNICAL WORK ADAPTIVE WORK
Work that we know we should do,
like appropriate antibiotic dosing
and skin preparation
The intangible components of
work, like ensuring team members
speak up with concerns and hold
each other accountable
Work that lends itself to
standardization (e.g., checklists
and protocols)
Work that shapes the attitudes,
beliefs, and values of clinicians,
so they consistently perform tasks
the way they know they should
Evidence-based interventions Safety culture, including teamwork
The Surgical Unit-based Safety Program
(SUSP) approach – to be published soon
Patient safety culture improvement (CUSP):
• Science of safety education
• Staff safety assessment
• Leadership
• Learning from defects
• Team work & communications
Infection prevention
best practices identified according to local staff assessment
Improvement of the patient
safety climate
+
Reduction of:
Surgical site infections
Surgical complications
In other words…
WHO Interim Practical Manual for the Implementation of the IPC Core
Components at the National Level http://who.int/infection-prevention/en/
Surgical team: OR, ward, and outpatient services
Infection prevention & control
Anaesthetists
Sterilization services
Pharmacists
Senior managers
Trainers
Creating a safe culture - engagement
Peri-operative form Post-operative form
WHO Collaborating Centre
on Patient Safety
Infection Control & Improving Practices University of Geneva Hospitals
and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
Known barriers Organisational ‘constipators’
Significant workload
Building the trust of staff in
the institution
Staff turnover
Absence of patient safety
culture
Theatre discipline difficult to
change
Dedicated resources (surv)
Data collection and local
interpretation to allow for
feedback
Availability and quality control
of locally produced products
Producing local SAP policies
according to drug availabilities
– by far most challenging
measure to implement (SUSP
Africa project)
Understanding the multimodal strategy for
successful SSI prevention
A new WHO document featuring learning and
recommendations from:
– Surgical Unit-based Safety Program work
– Evidence based strategies to improve SSI
prevention
– Implementing the WHO surgical checklist and
the ‘CleanCut’ project
Advanced IPC training modules inc SSI
Coming next from WHO
WHO guidelines & implementation
WHO Infection Prevention and Control
Global Unit
Merci
Learn more at: http://who.int/infection-prevention/en/
http://who.int/infection-prevention/publications/ssi-guidelines/en/