Implementation of surgical site infection prophylaxis in children – a cross-sectional prospective study
This study provides an overview of current SSI prevention practices in Swiss paediatric surgery centres, identifies targets for improvement, and highlights areas of clinical uncertainty requiring further investigation. The findings underscore the need for standardized guidelines to ensure consistent and evidence-based SSI prevention strategies in paediatric surgery.
Authors
- Klara Maria Posfay-Barbe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9464-5704)
- Rebecca D. Oppenheim
- Markus Lehner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9189-0154)
- Renato Gualtieri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8164-7284)
- Rachel Kusche
- Viktoria A. Pfeifle
- Michael Buettcher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6086-6162)
- Julia Bielicki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3902-5489)
- Giuseppe Autorino
- Ulrike Subotic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1383-1036)
- Isabella Bielicki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4930-4905)
- Jasmin Männer
- Csongor Deak
- Carlos Sanchez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1572-7590)
- K. Meier
- Chiara Paganetti
- Nicolas Jauquier
- Angela Beccarelli
- Mario Mendozy-Sagaon
Institutions
- University of Lucerne (CH)
- University of Basel (CH)
- University of Zurich (CH)
- University of St.Gallen (CH)
- University Hospital of Bern (CH)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CH)
- Institute of Oncology Research (CH)
- University Hospital of Geneva (CH)
- University of Teacher Education Lucerne (CH)
- University Children’s Hospital Basel (CH)
- University Children's Hospital Zurich (CH)
- Kantonsspital Aarau (CH)
- Geneva College (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Hospital Infection
- Published
- 2025-05-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2025.03.018
- Primary Topic
- Surgical site infection prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Bern
- Children's National Hospital
- Universitetet i Bergen
- Haukeland Universitetssjukehus
- Norges Idrettshøgskole