TY - JOUR
T1 - Economic evaluation of pre-operative shower with antiseptic soap to prevent surgical site infections
AU - Ory, J.
AU - Bruyere, F.
AU - Massetti, M.
AU - Massetti, Massimo
AU - Moreau, R.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Background: A pre-operative shower is recommended before surgery to prevent surgical site infections (SSIs). Methods: We modelled the occurrence of SSIs and the potential savings for patients undergoing an antimicrobial soap (AS) shower prior to surgery at a French University Results: AS shower prevented 209 SSIs, generating a potential saving of ???632,210 per year. Results grouped by type of surgery showed annual savings of ???26,537, ???20,520 and ???14,377 for orthopaedic, gynaecologic and obstetric, and digestive surgery, respectively. Conclusions: Despite the lack of published data surrounding the efficacy of AS in preventing SSIs, we demonstrated the potential savings and benefits of generalizing AS before surgical interventions. ?? 2022 The Healthcare Infection Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
AB - Background: A pre-operative shower is recommended before surgery to prevent surgical site infections (SSIs). Methods: We modelled the occurrence of SSIs and the potential savings for patients undergoing an antimicrobial soap (AS) shower prior to surgery at a French University Results: AS shower prevented 209 SSIs, generating a potential saving of ???632,210 per year. Results grouped by type of surgery showed annual savings of ???26,537, ???20,520 and ???14,377 for orthopaedic, gynaecologic and obstetric, and digestive surgery, respectively. Conclusions: Despite the lack of published data surrounding the efficacy of AS in preventing SSIs, we demonstrated the potential savings and benefits of generalizing AS before surgical interventions. ?? 2022 The Healthcare Infection Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
KW - Costs
KW - Health economics
KW - Surgical site infection
KW - Pre-operative shower
KW - Medico-economic
KW - Costs
KW - Health economics
KW - Surgical site infection
KW - Pre-operative shower
KW - Medico-economic
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/227311
U2 - 10.1016/j.jhin.2022.01.026
DO - 10.1016/j.jhin.2022.01.026
M3 - Article
SN - 0195-6701
VL - 124
SP - 9
EP - 12
JO - Journal of Hospital Infection
JF - Journal of Hospital Infection
ER -