Infection prevention strategies for procedures performed outside operating rooms: A conceptual integrated model

Vincent Masse; Michael B Edmond; Daniel J Diekema

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2017.07.030

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Infection prevention strategies for procedures performed outside operating rooms: A conceptual integrated model

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Infection prevention strategies for procedures performed outside operating rooms: A conceptual integrated model

Vincent Masse, Michael B Edmond and Daniel J Diekema

American journal of infection control, Vol.46(1), pp.94-96

01/2018

DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2017.07.030

PMID: 28941559

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Abstract

•No consensus exists regarding infection prevention for most procedures.•We developed a classification of infection prevention strategies for procedures.•This model is intended as a starting point for further efforts on the topic. No comprehensive guidelines or classification exist for infection prevention strategies for medical procedures performed outside operating rooms. We reviewed the available literature and used our clinical experience to develop a progressive, 5-tiered classification of procedures, encompassing clean, aseptic, sterile-superficial, sterile-invasive, and surgical-like procedures to address this need. We provide a description of these categories, along with relevant examples. We fully acknowledge the limitations of our work, which is intended as a starting point for future efforts and not to be definitive.

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Title: Subtitle: Infection prevention strategies for procedures performed outside operating rooms: A conceptual integrated model
Creators: Vincent Masse - Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine and University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA
Michael B Edmond - Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine and University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA
Daniel J Diekema - Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine and University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: American journal of infection control, Vol.46(1), pp.94-96
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2017.07.030
PMID: 28941559
NLM abbreviation: Am J Infect Control
ISSN: 0196-6553
eISSN: 1527-3296
Publisher: Elsevier Inc
Language: English
Date published: 01/2018
Academic Unit: Infectious Diseases; Pathology; Internal Medicine
Record Identifier: 9983986269602771

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