The effect of implementing an aseptic practice bundle for anaesthetists to reduce postoperative infections, the Anaesthetists Be Cleaner (ABC) study: protocol for a stepped wedge, cluster randomised, multi-site trial

The effect of implementing an aseptic practice bundle for anaesthetists to reduce postoperative infections, the Anaesthetists Be Cleaner (ABC) study: protocol for a stepped wedge, cluster randomised, multi-site trial

Abstract Background Postoperative infection is a serious problem in New Zealand and internationally with considerable human and financial costs. Also, in New Zealand, certain factors that contribute to postoperative infection are more common in Māori and Pacific populations. To date, most efforts to...

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Main Authors: Alan F. Merry, Derryn A. Gargiulo, Ian Bissett, David Cumin, Kerry English, Christopher Frampton, Richard Hamblin, Jacqueline Hannam, Matthew Moore, Papaarangi Reid, Sally Roberts, Elsa Taylor, Simon J. Mitchell, the ABC Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Postoperative infection
Anaesthesia
Surgery
Patient safety
Prevention
Stepped wedge
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-019-3402-8

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