World Journal of Emergency Surgery (Aug 2018)
Knowledge, awareness, and attitude towards infection prevention and management among surgeons: identifying the surgeon champion
- Massimo Sartelli,
- Yoram Kluger,
- Luca Ansaloni,
- Federico Coccolini,
- Gian Luca Baiocchi,
- Timothy C. Hardcastle,
- Ernest E. Moore,
- Addison K. May,
- Kamal M. F. Itani,
- Donald E. Fry,
- Marja A. Boermeester,
- Xavier Guirao,
- Lena Napolitano,
- Robert G. Sawyer,
- Kemal Rasa,
- Fikri M. Abu-Zidan,
- Abdulrashid K. Adesunkanmi,
- Boyko Atanasov,
- Goran Augustin,
- Miklosh Bala,
- Miguel A. Cainzos,
- Alain Chichom-Mefire,
- Francesco Cortese,
- Dimitris Damaskos,
- Samir Delibegovic,
- Zaza Demetrashvili,
- Belinda De Simone,
- Therese M. Duane,
- Wagih Ghnnam,
- George Gkiokas,
- Carlos A. Gomes,
- Andreas Hecker,
- Aleksandar Karamarkovic,
- Jakub Kenig,
- Vladimir Khokha,
- Victor Kong,
- Arda Isik,
- Ari Leppäniemi,
- Andrey Litvin,
- Eftychios Lostoridis,
- Gustavo M. Machain,
- Sanjay Marwah,
- Michael McFarlane,
- Cristian Mesina,
- Ionut Negoi,
- Iyiade Olaoye,
- Tadeja Pintar,
- Guntars Pupelis,
- Miran Rems,
- Ines Rubio-Perez,
- Boris Sakakushev,
- Helmut Segovia-Lohse,
- Boonying Siribumrungwong,
- Peep Talving,
- Jan Ulrych,
- András G. Vereczkei,
- Francesco M. Labricciosa,
- Fausto Catena
Affiliations
- Massimo Sartelli
- Department of Surgery, Macerata Hospital
- Yoram Kluger
- Department of General Surgery, Division of Surgery, Rambam Health Care Campus
- Luca Ansaloni
- General Surgery Department, “M. Bufalini” Cesena Hospital
- Federico Coccolini
- General Surgery Department, “M. Bufalini” Cesena Hospital
- Gian Luca Baiocchi
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia
- Timothy C. Hardcastle
- Department of Surgery, Trauma Service, Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital, Nelson R Mandela School of Clinical Medicine
- Ernest E. Moore
- Department of Surgery, Denver Health Medical Center, University of Colorado
- Addison K. May
- Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Kamal M. F. Itani
- Department of Surgery, VA Boston Health Care System, Boston University, Harvard Medical School
- Donald E. Fry
- Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
- Marja A. Boermeester
- Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Center
- Xavier Guirao
- Unit of Endocrine, Head, and Neck Surgery and Unit of Surgical Infections Support, Department of General Surgery, ParcTaulí, Hospital University
- Lena Napolitano
- Department of Surgery, University of Michigan
- Robert G. Sawyer
- Department of Surgery, Western Michigan University School of Medicine
- Kemal Rasa
- Department of Surgery, Anadolu Medical Center
- Fikri M. Abu-Zidan
- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University
- Abdulrashid K. Adesunkanmi
- Department of Surgery, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University
- Boyko Atanasov
- Department of General Surgery, Medical University of Plovdiv, UMHAT Eurohospital
- Goran Augustin
- Department of Surgery, University Hospital Centre Zagreb
- Miklosh Bala
- Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Unit, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center
- Miguel A. Cainzos
- Department of Surgery, Hospital Clínico Universitario
- Alain Chichom-Mefire
- Department of Surgery and Obstetrics/Gynaecology, Regional Hospital
- Francesco Cortese
- Emergency Surgery Unit, San Filippo Neri Hospital
- Dimitris Damaskos
- Department of Surgery, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
- Samir Delibegovic
- Department of Surgery, University Clinical Center of Tuzla
- Zaza Demetrashvili
- Department General Surgery, Kipshidze Central University Hospital
- Belinda De Simone
- Department of Digestive Surgery, Cannes Hospital
- Therese M. Duane
- Department of Surgery, John Peter Smith Health Network
- Wagih Ghnnam
- Department of General Surgery, Mansoura Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University
- George Gkiokas
- Second Department of Surgery, Aretaieion University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
- Carlos A. Gomes
- Faculdade de Ciências Médicas e da Saúde de Juiz de Fora, Department of Surgery, Hospital Universitário Terezinha de Jesus
- Andreas Hecker
- Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Giessen
- Aleksandar Karamarkovic
- Clinic for Surgery, University Clinical Center “Zvezdara”
- Jakub Kenig
- Third Department of General Surgery, Jagiellonian University Medical College
- Vladimir Khokha
- Department of Emergency Surgery, City Hospital
- Victor Kong
- Department of Surgery, Edendale Hospital
- Arda Isik
- General Surgery Department, Magee Womens Hospital, UPMC
- Ari Leppäniemi
- Abdominal Center, University Hospital Meilahti
- Andrey Litvin
- Surgical Disciplines, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University/Regional Clinical Hospital
- Eftychios Lostoridis
- 1st Department of Surgery, Kavala General Hospital
- Gustavo M. Machain
- Department of Surgery, II Cátedra de Clínica Quirúrgica, Universidad Nacional de Asunción
- Sanjay Marwah
- Department of Surgery, Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences
- Michael McFarlane
- Department of Surgery, Radiology, University Hospital of the West Indies
- Cristian Mesina
- Second Surgical Clinic, Emergency Hospital of Craiova
- Ionut Negoi
- Department of Surgery, Emergency Hospital of Bucharest
- Iyiade Olaoye
- Department of Surgery, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital
- Tadeja Pintar
- Department of Surgery, UMC Ljubljana
- Guntars Pupelis
- Department of General and Emergency Surgery, Riga East University Hospital “Gailezers”
- Miran Rems
- Department of General Surgery, Jesenice General Hospital
- Ines Rubio-Perez
- Colorectal Surgery Unit, General Surgery Department, La Paz University Hospital
- Boris Sakakushev
- General Surgery Department, Medical University, University Hospital St George
- Helmut Segovia-Lohse
- Department of Surgery, II Cátedra de Clínica Quirúrgica, Universidad Nacional de Asunción
- Boonying Siribumrungwong
- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Thammasat University Hospital, Thammasat University
- Peep Talving
- Department of Surgery, North Estonia Medical Center
- Jan Ulrych
- First Department of Surgery-Department of Abdominal, Thoracic Surgery and Traumatology, General University Hospital
- András G. Vereczkei
- Department of Surgery, Medical School University of Pécs
- Francesco M. Labricciosa
- Global Alliance for Infections in Surgery
- Fausto Catena
- Department of Emergency Surgery, Maggiore Hospital
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13017-018-0198-x
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 13,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 6
Abstract
Abstract Despite evidence supporting the effectiveness of best practices of infection prevention and management, many surgeons worldwide fail to implement them. Evidence-based practices tend to be underused in routine practice. Surgeons with knowledge in surgical infections should provide feedback to prescribers and integrate best practices among surgeons and implement changes within their team. Identifying a local opinion leader to serve as a champion within the surgical department may be important. The “surgeon champion” can integrate best clinical practices of infection prevention and management, drive behavior change in their colleagues, and interact with both infection control teams in promoting antimicrobial stewardship.
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