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Standard principles of infection prevention and control:- What are the barriers to compliance with the standard principles of...
Hand decontamination:- When clean running water is not available, what is the clinical and cost effectiveness of using wipes,...
Intermittent urinary catheters: catheter selection:- For patients performing intermittent self-catheterisation over the long ...
Indwelling urinary catheters: catheter selection:- For patients using a long-term indwelling urinary catheter, what is the cl...
Indwelling urinary catheters: antibiotic prophylaxis:- When recatheterising patients who have a long-term indwelling urinary ...
Vascular access devices: skin decontamination:- What is the clinical and cost effectiveness of 2% chlorhexidine in alcohol ve...
In moderate- to high-severity community-acquired pneumonia does using legionella and pneumococcal urinary antigen testing in ...
January 2015
In patients hospitalised with moderate- to high-severity community-acquired pneumonia, does using C-reactive protein monitori...
January 2015
What is the clinical effectiveness of continuous positive pressure ventilation compared with usual care in patients with comm...
January 2015
Can rapid microbiological diagnosis of hospital-acquired pneumonia reduce the use of xtendedspectrum antibiotic therapy, wit...
January 2015
Shared Learning
Photo at Discharge (PaD): Improving information to patient and carers reduces readmission for incisional surgical site infection
June 2017
A clinical audit to assess the compliance of documentation of the urinary catheter care bundle in the inpatient units of Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
April 2017
Successful implementation of NICE SSI guidance and quality standard
January 2017
Surgical Site Infection in Orthopaedic Services
January 2014
Appropriate antibiotic usage in care homes
July 2012
Do not do
Do not use topical antimicrobial agents for surgical wounds that are healing by primary intention to reduce the risk of surgical site infection.
October 2008
Do not use Eusol and gauze to manage surgical wounds that are healing by secondary intention.
October 2008
Do not use moist cotton gauze to manage surgical wounds that are healing by secondary intention.
October 2008
Do not use mercuric antiseptic solutions to manage surgical wounds that are healing by secondary intention.
October 2008
Do not use Eusol and gauze for debridement in the management of surgical site infection.
October 2008
Do not use dextranomer for debridement in the management of surgical site infection.
October 2008
Do not use enzymatic treatments for debridement in the management of surgical site infection.
October 2008
Do not use hair removal routinely to reduce the risk of surgical site infection.
October 2008
Do not use razors for hair removal, because they increase the risk of surgical site infection.
October 2008
Do not use nasal decontamination with topical antimicrobial agents aimed at eliminating staphylococcus aureus routinely to reduce the risk of surgical site infection.
October 2008
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