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Surgical site infection patient story: Ian Collis
This is the story of Ian Collis who contracted a surgical site infection after undergoing heart surgery.
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Video: Surgical skin preparation
This recording of webinar 4: surgical skin preparation is a fantastic opportunity to learn from three surgical site infection experts about surgical skin preparation.
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SSI webinar 3: Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis
This recording of webinar 3: surgical antibiotic prophylaxis is a fantastic opportunity to learn from three surgical site infection experts about surgical antibiotic prophylaxis.
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Frequently asked questions about surgical site infections
These frequently asked questions about surgical site infections were written by the Centre for Disease Control (CDC) and answer questions such as 'What is an SSI?' and 'Can SSIs be treated?'.
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Open Book: Ensuring referrals happen (February 2016)
This report alerts providers to key findings from three similar recent incident reviews at different hospitals.
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SSI webinar 2: Surveillance
This presentation from webinar 2: surveillance is a fantastic opportunity to learn from two SSI experts about the national SSI programme that all 20 district health boards have signed up to, and how it can help to prevent SSIs.
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Surgical Site Infection Improvement Programme case studies
Surveillance case studies from the Surgical Site Infection Improvement Programme.
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Surgical site infection (SSI) investigation tool
Tool for health providers to support review of adverse events involving surgical site infections.
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Video: Surgical safety checklist (summary version, 4min 03sec)
This is a summary version of the Commission's video on effective use of the World Health Organization's surgical safety checklist.
- Improving surgical teamwork and communication: A guide to preparing and implementing