Índice autorreferido pela equipe de ortopedia sobre a prevenção de infecção do sítio cirúrgico

Abstract

Objective: The objective was to evaluate the self-reported index by the orthopedic surgery team on international and national recommendations and guidelines for the prevention of surgical site infection. Method: This was a descriptive study performed on Surgical Centers from two large hospitals located in the city of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. Data were analyzed in the program Stata, 14 through descriptive analysis. Results: A total of 133 professionals were eligible, 22.5% were orthopedic surgeons, 7.5% nurses and 69.9% nursing technicians. It was observed a predominance of women, 61.3%; with work time> 8 years, 58.6%; 53.3% of the physicians and 84.4% of the nursing team reported knowing as preventive measures. The lowest self-reported index was highlighted in measures such as indication of nasal decontamination in patients with MMR, 10.7% by the medical staff; indication of preoperative bath, 6.6% by physicians and 7.8% by nursing staff. Conclusion: Measures considered gold standard by specific guidelines presented self-reported indexes below 50.0% for two professional categories. The which may be related to the tendency to consider measures that they know best practice.