title: Coronary artery bypass graft surgery: surgical site infection prevention.
abstract: This project raised awareness of various factors influencing the risk of developing deep sternal wound infection, postoperative cerebravascular accident, and adverse cardiac events. It elevated attention to evidence-based research and improved outcomes relating to parameters of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis on risks of surgical site infection (SSI) following coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. Analysis of patient outcomes revealed CABG improvements were statistically significant and showed improvement after implementing improvement strategies. The project suggests improvement projects in hospitals to prevent CABG SSI should focus on a team approach and incorporate evidence-based practices as effective interventions and solutions.
authors.affiliation: St. Francis Hospital, Columbus, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Travis
authors.forename: J Bruce
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Carr
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Saylor
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Bence
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Key
authors.forename: Cindy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kinney
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McCrea
authors.forename: Bobby
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Landrum
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Downey
authors.forename: Tamara
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Trienski
mesh_terms: D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D006801:Humans; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D013503:Surgery Department, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*