Leveraging Technology Through Rapid Cycle Feedback to Drive Performance Improvement in a Targeted High-risk Patient Population

• Published in: American journal of infection control Vol. 42; no. 6; p. S114
• Main Authors: Wright, Marc-Oliver, MT(ASCP), MS, CIC, Brudner, Corrinna, BSc, CPHI(C), CIC, Newkirk, Elizabeth Ann, RN, Cordts, Rachel, RN, Heneghan, Kathleen, RN, Roeder, Jennifer, RN, Ayyad, Brook, RN, MSN, Smith, Becky, MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: St. Louis Mosby, Inc 01-06-2014; Mosby-Year Book, Inc
• Subjects: Body mass index; Infection Control; Infectious Disease; Risk factors; Surgery; Surgical outcomes
• ISSN: 0196-6553; 1527-3296
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2014.03.249

In 2012, the labor and delivery unit experienced a statistically significant increase in surgical site infections following caesarean section compared to the prior three years (2009-2011). The increase was significant overall (24/897 vs. 42/2,794 p=0.02) and for deep and organ/space infections (8/897 vs. 7/2,794, p=0.01). A case control study revealed body mass indices (BMI) >30 (2.64 (95%CI 1.06, 6.59), p=0.03) and any diabetes (2.45 (95%CI 1.07, 5.63), p=0.03) to be independent risk factors for infection.