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Surgical site infection

Quality standard [QS49] Published: 31 October 2013

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  • Quality statement 1: Personal preparation for surgery
  • Quality statement 2: Antibiotic prophylaxis
  • Quality statement 3: Patient temperature
  • Quality statement 4: Intraoperative staff practices
  • Quality statement 5: Information and advice on wound care
  • Quality statement 6: Treatment of surgical site infection
  • Quality statement 7: Surveillance
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Minor changes since publication

April 2019: Changes have been made to align this quality standard with the updated NICE guideline on surgical site infections. References and source guidance sections have been updated.

March 2018: A cross reference in the definitions section of statement 3 was updated to reflect changes to the updated NICE guideline on hypothermia: prevention and management in adults having surgery.


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