Economic impact of surgical site infection prevention across surgical units at Gemelli University Hospital: insights from a point prevalence survey
The findings indicate that targeted preventive measures reduce the prevalence and associated costs of SSIs significantly. The reduction rate exceeds previously reported figures in the literature, emphasizing the effectiveness of the intervention, and underline the need for broader implementation of prevention strategies to enhance patient safety and economic sustainability.
Authors
- Antonio La Greca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2740-143X)
- Michele Bonacquisti
- Maria Lucia Specchia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3859-4591)
- Gabriele Sganga
- Valerio Cozza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3863-5485)
- Matteo Raponi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8688-9960)
- Rita Murri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9468-5458)
- Patrizia Laurenti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8532-0593)
- Maria Gabriella Cacciuttolo
- Massimo Fantoni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6913-8460)
- Luigi Russo
- Michele Di Donato
Institutions
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (IT)
- Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Hospital Infection
- Published
- 2025-10-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2025.10.007
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.39