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Surgery – Antibiotics within 1 hour of incision
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Reduced rates of infection after surgery have been found when antibiotics are given within 1 hour of incision.
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Surgery – Appropriate antibiotics chosen
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Antibiotics should be selected according to national guidelines to ensure effective infection prevention for each type of surgery and to prevent germs becoming resistant to antibiotics.
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Surgery – Antibiotics stopped within 24 hours after surgery
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Good care includes stopping unnecessary medications. And for patients without infections, there is no benefit to continuing antibiotics for long periods of time after surgery. Stopping unnecessary antibiotics also reduces the risk of side effects and helps prevent germs becoming resistant to antibiotics.
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Surgery – No razors used for hair removal
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Razors should not be used to remove hair for surgery. They have been found to damage the skin and increase the risk of infection.
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Surgery – Keeping patients warm
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It is important to keep the temperature of surgery patients warm. Cold colorectal surgery patients have been found to have poorer wound healing, greater risk of infection and complications, and longer hospital stays.
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Surgery – Blood sugar controlled
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High blood sugar has been linked with increased illness and risk of death in general. Keeping blood sugar in control for cardiac surgery patients has been shown to reduce the risk of infection, illness and death.
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Surgery – Beta-blockers given to patients who normally take beta blockers within 24 hours of surgery
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It is important that patients taking beta-blockers not stop them for surgery. Not continuing beta-blockers is associated with increased risk of complication and death.
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Surgery – Appropriate measures taken to prevent blood clots
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Blood clots have been found to be a significant risk factor for surgery patients. There are effective measures which can be taken to reduce the risk of illness and death associated with clots, including giving blood thinning medications.
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