Perioperative Infection Transmission: the Role of the Anesthesia Provider in Infection Control and Healthcare-Associated Infections

Archit Sharma; Patrick G. Fernandez; John P. Rowlands; Matthew D. Koff; Randy W. Loftus

doi:10.1007/s40140-020-00403-8

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Perioperative Infection Transmission: the Role of the Anesthesia Provider in Infection Control and Healthcare-Associated Infections

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Perioperative Infection Transmission: the Role of the Anesthesia Provider in Infection Control and Healthcare-Associated Infections

Archit Sharma, Patrick G. Fernandez, John P. Rowlands, Matthew D. Koff and Randy W. Loftus

Current anesthesiology reports (Philadelphia), Vol.10(3), pp.233-241

09/01/2020

DOI: 10.1007/s40140-020-00403-8

PMCID: PMC7366489

PMID: 32837343

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Purpose of Review This review aims to highlight key factors in the perioperative environment that contribute to transmission of infectious pathogens, leading to healthcare-associated infection. This knowledge will provide anesthesia providers the tools to optimize preventive measures, with the goal of improved patient and provider safety. Recent Findings Over the past decade, much has been learned about the epidemiology of perioperative pathogen transmission. Patients, providers, and the environment serve as reservoirs of origin that contribute to infection development. Ongoing surveillance of pathogen transmission among these reservoirs is essential to ensure effective perioperative infection prevention. Summary Recent work has proven the efficacy of a strategic approach for perioperative optimization of hand hygiene, environmental cleaning, patient decolonization, and intravascular catheter design and handling improvement protocols. This work, proven to generate substantial reductions in surgical site infections, can also be applied to aide prevention of SARS-CoV-2 spread in the COVID-19 era.

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Title: Subtitle: Perioperative Infection Transmission: the Role of the Anesthesia Provider in Infection Control and Healthcare-Associated Infections
Creators: Archit Sharma - University of Iowa
Patrick G. Fernandez - Children's Hospital Colorado
John P. Rowlands - Delaware Orthopaedic Specialists, Pain Management, 3401 Brandywine Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19803 USA.
Matthew D. Koff - Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center
Randy W. Loftus - University of Iowa
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Current anesthesiology reports (Philadelphia), Vol.10(3), pp.233-241
DOI: 10.1007/s40140-020-00403-8
PMID: 32837343
PMCID: PMC7366489
NLM abbreviation: Curr Anesthesiol Rep
ISSN: 2167-6275
eISSN: 2167-6275
Publisher: Springer Nature
Number of pages: 9
Language: English
Date published: 09/01/2020
Academic Unit: Anesthesia
Record Identifier: 9984296149402771

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