Sepsis under pressure, intraoperative surgical site infection prevention practices among nurses in emergency surgical settings: A qualitative study
Intraoperative infection prevention practices, when supported by strong institutional structures can significantly reduce surgical site infections and enhance patient outcomes. Investing in nurse-led infection control capacity, resource availability, and supportive supervision is essential for improving surgical safety in emergency contexts.
Authors
- Gwendolyn Patience Mensah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9943-1622)
- Eric Tornu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7469-5496)
- Racheal Nyarko
Institutions
- University of Ghana (GH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2026-01-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0340833
- Primary Topic
- Surgical site infection prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00