The effect of implementing an aseptic practice bundle for anaesthetists to reduce postoperative infections, the Anaesthetists Be Cleaner (ABC) study: protocol for a stepped wedge, cluster randomised, multi-site trial.

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The effect of implementing an aseptic practice bundle for anaesthetists to reduce postoperative infections, the Anaesthetists Be Cleaner (ABC) study: protocol for a stepped wedge, cluster randomised, multi-site trial.

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BACKGROUND:Postoperative infection is a serious problem in New Zealand and internationally with considerable human and financial costs. Also, in New Zealand, certain factors that contribute to postoperative infection are more common in Māori and Pacific populations. To date, most efforts to reduce postoperative infection have focussed on surgical aspects of care and on antibiotic prophylaxis, but recent research shows that anaesthesia providers may also have an impact on infection transmissio...

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2019-06-10

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Merry, Alan / Gargiulo, Derryn / Bissett, Ian / Cumin, David / English, Kerry / Frampton, Christopher / Hamblin, Richard / Sturge, Jacqueline / Moore, Matthew / Reid, Mary-Jane / Roberts, Sally / Taylor, Elsa / Mitchell, Simon / ABC Study Group

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http://hdl.handle.net/2292/47877

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ABC Study Group / Humans / Surgical Wound Infection / Postoperative Complications / Data Collection / Cluster Analysis / Sample Size / Infection Control / Research Design / Multicenter Studies as Topic / Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Hand Hygiene / Anesthetists / Outcome Assessment, Health Care

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