Sterile Reprocessing and Surgical Safety Checklist Training to Improve Perioperative Infection Prevention in Ethiopia
Workshop delivery coupled with process mapping of infection prevention standards was effective in improving compliance with the SSC and sterile reprocessing as part of a bundled intervention to reduce SSI. Observed improvements that temporally follow this work provide evidence of the value of this intervention.
Authors
- Habtamu Woldeamanuel
- Senait Bitew Alemu
- Natnael Atnafu Gebeyehu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9583-833X)
- Tihitena Negussie Mammo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3730-4246)
- Sara Taye Haile
- Maia R. Nofal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2532-4514)
- Thomas G. Weiser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3118-3888)
- Assefa Tesfaye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3462-4056)
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- Boston Medical Center (US)
- Palo Alto University (US)
- Children's Specialized Hospital (US)
- Addis Ababa University (ET)
- Fogarty International Center (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal of Surgery
- Published
- 2025-11-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/wjs.70177
- Primary Topic
- Medical Device Sterilization and Disinfection
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00