MARCH 26, 2021

SSIs: What Surgeons Should Know About Their Hospital’s Cleaning Program

By David Taylor, MSN, RN, CNOR

Originally published by our sister publication General Surgery News

Many patients experience pain postoperatively related to their surgery. Unfortunately, far too many operations result in a surgical site infection. Doctors and hospitals may say infections following surgeries are a potential risk, but for many, postsurgical infections can be the result of contaminated treating environments and/or negligence. In the United States, approximately 27 million surgical