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. 2018 Aug 17:13:37.
doi: 10.1186/s13017-018-0198-x. eCollection 2018.

Knowledge, awareness, and attitude towards infection prevention and management among surgeons: identifying the surgeon champion

Massimo Sartelli  1 , Yoram Kluger  2 , Luca Ansaloni  3 , Federico Coccolini  3 , Gian Luca Baiocchi  4 , Timothy C Hardcastle  5 , Ernest E Moore  6 , Addison K May  7 , Kamal M F Itani  8 , Donald E Fry  9   10 , Marja A Boermeester  11 , Xavier Guirao  12 , Lena Napolitano  13 , Robert G Sawyer  14 , Kemal Rasa  15 , Fikri M Abu-Zidan  16 , Abdulrashid K Adesunkanmi  17 , Boyko Atanasov  18 , Goran Augustin  19 , Miklosh Bala  20 , Miguel A Cainzos  21 , Alain Chichom-Mefire  22 , Francesco Cortese  23 , Dimitris Damaskos  24 , Samir Delibegovic  25 , Zaza Demetrashvili  26 , Belinda De Simone  27 , Therese M Duane  28 , Wagih Ghnnam  29 , George Gkiokas  30 , Carlos A Gomes  31 , Andreas Hecker  32 , Aleksandar Karamarkovic  33 , Jakub Kenig  34 , Vladimir Khokha  35 , Victor Kong  36 , Arda Isik  37 , Ari Leppäniemi  38 , Andrey Litvin  39 , Eftychios Lostoridis  40 , Gustavo M Machain  41 , Sanjay Marwah  42 , Michael McFarlane  43 , Cristian Mesina  44 , Ionut Negoi  45 , Iyiade Olaoye  46 , Tadeja Pintar  47 , Guntars Pupelis  48 , Miran Rems  49 , Ines Rubio-Perez  50 , Boris Sakakushev  51 , Helmut Segovia-Lohse  41 , Boonying Siribumrungwong  52 , Peep Talving  53 , Jan Ulrych  54 , András G Vereczkei  55 , Francesco M Labricciosa  56 , Fausto Catena  57
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Knowledge, awareness, and attitude towards infection prevention and management among surgeons: identifying the surgeon champion

Massimo Sartelli et al. World J Emerg Surg. .

Abstract

Despite evidence supporting the effectiveness of best practices of infection prevention and management, many surgeons worldwide fail to implement them. Evidence-based practices tend to be underused in routine practice. Surgeons with knowledge in surgical infections should provide feedback to prescribers and integrate best practices among surgeons and implement changes within their team. Identifying a local opinion leader to serve as a champion within the surgical department may be important. The "surgeon champion" can integrate best clinical practices of infection prevention and management, drive behavior change in their colleagues, and interact with both infection control teams in promoting antimicrobial stewardship.

Keywords: Antibiotic therapy; Infection; Prevention; Surgeon.

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