title: Relationship between operating room nursing staff expertise and patient outcomes.
abstract: This secondary analysis evaluated the association of operating room scrub staff expertise, based on frequency of working on a specific surgical procedure, with the development of surgical site infections. The odds of developing surgical site infections decreased by 5.7% (odds ratio = 0.943; 95% confidence interval, 0.834-1.067) with increased expertise, although a statistically significant association was not established (P = .354). The relationship between operating room scrub staff expertise and patient outcomes is important to understand.
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan School of Nursing, Ann Arbor, Michigan (Dr Bathish); School of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (Dr Talsma); and Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis (Dr McLaughlin).
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bathish
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McLaughlin
authors.forename: AkkeNeel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Talsma
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009871:Operating Room Nursing; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control; D016896:Treatment Outcome