Getting Started Kit
Updated How-to Guide with instructions for implementing the change in your organization, including changes and measures.
How-to Guide Pediatric Supplement with recommendations for preventing surgical site infections in a pediatric setting.
Updated Introductory PowerPoint to introduce and explain the intervention in your organization.
Bibliography
Mentor Hospitals
The organizations on the Mentor Hospital Registry have volunteered to provide support, advice, clinical expertise, and tips to hospitals seeking help with their implementation efforts.
Reduce Surgical Complications Mentor Hospitals
Tools
Tools for hospitals working to reduce surgical complications.
World Health Organization Surgical Safety Checklist (Note: Free registration is required while the WHO is doing feasibility testing and collecting feedback on the draft of the checklist.)
Consumer Tip Sheet - English/Spanish
Hospital-Acquired Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Incidence Calculator
Measurement Information Forms
Detailed information on the process and outcome measures outlined in the How-to Guide.
* For questions regarding SCIP measures, including detailed abstraction questions, go to the MedQic questions database.
Percent of Surgical Patients with Prophylactic Antibiotic Received within One Hour Prior to Surgical Incision – Overall Rate
(From the link above, scroll down to find the link for SCIP-Inf-1; SCIP-Inf-1a is defined within.)
Percent of Surgical Patients with Appropriate Selection of Prophylactic Antibiotic – Overall Rate
(From the link above, scroll down to find the link for SCIP-Inf-2; SCIP-Inf-2a is defined within.)
Percent of Surgical Patients with Appropriate Prophylactic Antibiotic Discontinuation – Overall Rate
(From the link above, scroll down to find the link for SCIP-Inf-3; SCIP-Inf-3a is defined within.)
Percent of Major Cardiac Surgical Patients with Controlled Post-Operative Serum Glucose
(From the link above, scroll down to find the link for SCIP-Inf-4)
Percent of Surgical Patients with Appropriate Hair Removal
(From the link above, scroll down to find the link for SCIP-Inf-6)
Percent of Colorectal Surgical Patients with Normothermia in PACU
(From the link above, scroll down to find the link for SCIP-Inf-7)
Surgery Patients on Beta Blocker Therapy Prior to Admission Who Received a Beta Blocker During the Perioperative Period
(From the link above, scroll down to find the link for SCIP-Card-2)
Surgery Patients with Recommended Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Ordered
(From the link above, scroll down to find the link for SCIP-VTE-1)
Surgery Patients Who Received Appropriate Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Within 24 Hours Prior to Surgery to 24 Hours After Surgery
(From the link above, scroll down to find the link for SCIP-VTE-2)
Perioperative Adverse Events per 100 Surgical Inpatient Admissions
Perioperative Adverse Events per 1000 Surgical Inpatient Days
Resources
Other resources available to help your quality improvement efforts.
SHEA's Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute Care Hospitals
Join a reduce surgical complications web discussion
Surgical Care Improvement Project
Reducing surgical complications published in the Joint Commission Journal as part of a series on the six new interventions in the Campaign.
Call Recordings
Recordings of Campaign calls on reducing surgical complications.
February 8, 2007 - Introduction
May 3, 2007 - Office Hour
October 11, 2007 - Office Hour
February 28, 2008 - Office Hour
June 10, 2008 - Office Hour WebEx Recording
To view this recording you may need to download a free WebEx player.
September 23, 2008 - Office Hour WebEx Recording
National Action Day Materials
On June 20, 2007, over 35,000 participants focused their attention on getting results faster and more reliably. Materials used during the reduce surgical complications session are available for download.
Reduce Surgical Complications Session Recording
PPT Slides, Slides as Handouts, Changes Made Worksheet, Changes Planned Worksheet, Blank Planning Worksheet
Contact
For more information contact:
Fran Griffin, RRT, MPA.
Email: fgriffin@ihi.org
Phone: (732) 869-0533
