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Knowledge, awareness, and attitude towards infection prevention and management among surgeons: identifying the surgeon champion

2018; BioMed Central; Volume: 13; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1186/s13017-018-0198-x

1749-7922

Massimo Sartelli, Yoram Kluger, Luca Ansaloni, Federico Coccolini, Gian Luca Baiocchi, Timothy Craig Hardcastle, Ernest E. Moore, Addison K. May, Kamal M.F. Itani, Donald E. Fry, Marja A. Boermeester, Xavier Guirao, Lena M. Napolitano, Robert G. Sawyer, Kemal Raşa, Fikri M. Abu‐Zidan, A. R. K. Adesunkanmi, Boyko Atanasov, Goran Augustin, Miklosh Bala, Miguel Caínzos, Alain Chichom‐Mefire, Francesco Cortese, Dimitrios Damaskos, Samir Delibegović, Zaza Demetrashvili, Belinda De Simone, Therèse M. Duane, Wagih Ghnnam, George Gkiokas, Carlos Augusto Gomes, Andreas Hecker, Aleksandar Karamarković, Jakub Kenig, Vladimir Khokha, Victor Kong, Arda Işık, Ari Leppäniemi, Andrey Litvin, Eftychios Lostoridis, Gustavo M. Machaín, Sanjay Marwah, Michael McFarlane, Cristian Meşină, Ionuţ Negoi, Iyiade Olatunde Olaoye, Tadeja Pintar, G. Pupelis, Miran Rems, Inés Rubio-Pérez, Boris Sakakushev, Helmut Alfredo Segovia Lohse, Boonying Siribumrungwong, Peep Talving, Jan Ulrych, András Vereczkei, Francesco M. Labricciosa, Fausto Catena,

Antibiotic Use and Resistance

Despite evidence supporting the effectiveness of best practices of infection prevention and management, many surgeons worldwide fail to implement them. Evidence-based practices tend to be underused in routine practice. Surgeons with knowledge in surgical infections should provide feedback to prescribers and integrate best practices among surgeons and implement changes within their team. Identifying a local opinion leader to serve as a champion within the surgical department may be important. The "surgeon champion" can integrate best clinical practices of infection prevention and management, drive behavior change in their colleagues, and interact with both infection control teams in promoting antimicrobial stewardship.