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Join global wound care experts to answer all your questions about Surgical Site Infection (SSI)
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December 13th 2022: 1pm EST | 6pm GMT
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MasterSeries 60 Minutes Interactive Surgical Site Infection (SSI): All Your Questions Answered
Moderator Miss Negin Shamsian Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon (Locum) London, United Kingdom
This is a really important topic and for this MasterSeries on SSI we have an esteemed global panel, including: Dr Jonathan Johnson, the founder and surgical director of the comprehensive wound care service in Washington DC; Dr Mark Melin, the Medical Director
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of the M Health Wound Healing Institute in Fairview,
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Minnesota, United States; Dr Hüseyin Kemal Raşa, the urgical site infection (SSI) presents a real
European president of the Surgical Infections Society;
challenge for healthcare systems across the
Dr Windy Cole, Director of Wound Care Research, Kent
world, but they also have a substantial impact
State University of Podiatric Medicine; and Dr Michael
on patients. Statistics have shown that about 60% of
Magro consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist in
these surgical site infections are actually completely
London.
preventable; despite that, the rates are still high. Each patient undergoing a surgical procedure has a 5%
Global expert
chance of developing an SSI, which is a considerable
Dr Jonathan Johnson
number.
Surgical Director, Comprehensive Wound Care Services
Relating to SSI, NHS costs are between £10,000 and
Washington DC, United States
£100,000 per patient, and it is also associated with extended hospital stays, delays in going back to work
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and returning to normal life for the patient.
Initial Management of the Surgical Infection
On another note, SSI is caused by bacteria/
Being a surgeon and working on wounds for multiple
microorganisms that get into the body through the
years, I can say one of the most important aspects we
incisions that we make in surgery, and treating them
look at as far as SSI’s are concerned is making sure
involves use of antibiotics. This has contributed a lot
that:
to the spread of antibiotic resistance, particularly in low and middle income countries; about 11% of
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We adequately close the wound
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We make sure we have a post-op review of the
patients in these countries are infected, and in Africa as a whole, one in five women who have a cesarean section end up having an SSI.
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