Prevención y control de infecciones perioperatorias: módulos de autoaprendizaje
Estos módulos se centran en los protocolos a seguir para seis prácticas clave de prevención y control de infecciones perioperatorias.
Resources
Find Lifebox resources for perioperative professionals - including publications, our online learning courses, and Lifebox workshop materials
Perioperative Infection Prevention and Control: self-learning modules
These modules focus on the protocols to follow for six key perioperative infection prevention and control practices.
Clean and Confident: Impact of Sterile Instrument Processing Workshops on Knowledge and Confidence in Five Low- and Middle-Income Countries
This study examines participants' knowledge and confidence post-TOT workshop, and moreover discusses subsequent non-Training of Trainers (TOT) workshops and observed sterile processing practices.
Operating room efficiency in a low resource setting: a pilot study from a large tertiary referral center in Ethiopia
This study found a high cancellation rate, most attributable to late start times leading to delays for the remainder of cases, and lack of preoperative patient preparation.
Sustainability of a Surgical Quality Improvement Program at Hospitals in Ethiopia
The results of the lasting impact of Lifebox’s surgical infection reduction program - Clean Cut - in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Surgery.
Addressing quality in surgical services in sub-Saharan Africa: hospital context and data standardization matter
Like politics, all quality improvement is local, so a deep understanding of local context and circumstances is essential.
Clean Cut (adaptive, multimodal surgical infection prevention program) for low-resource settings: a prospective quality improvement study
This study showed that Lifebox's Clean Cut program improved infection prevention standards to reduce SSI without infrastructure expenses or resource investments.
The Lifebox Surgical Headlight Project: engineering, testing, and field assessment in a resource-constrained setting
No device satisfied all the predetermined specifications, and large price discrepancies were critical factors leading surgeons’ choices.
Variation in global uptake of the Surgical Safety Checklist
This Lifebox and Ariadne Labs study - published in the British Journal of Surgery - showed that, worldwide, Surgical Safety Checklist (SSC) use is generally high - with an average of 75% of operations conducted with the Checklist - but significant variability exists.
Qualitative outcomes of Clean Cut: implementation lessons from reducing surgical infections in Ethiopia
The findings of this study highlight the importance of engaging hospital leadership, providers and staff in quality improvement programs, and understanding their work contexts.
