A proposal for a comprehensive approach to infections across the surgical pathway.
Massimo SartelliLeonardo PaganiStefania IannazzoMaria Luisa MoroPierluigi VialeAngelo PanLuca AnsaloniFederico CoccoliniMarcello Mario D'ErricoIris AgreiterGiorgio Amadio NespolaFrancesco BarchiesiValeria BenigniRaffaella BinazziStefano CappaneraAlessandro ChioderaValentina ColaDaniela CorsiFrancesco CorteseMassimo CrapisFrancesco CristiniAlessandro D'ArpinoBelinda De SimoneStefano Di BellaFrancesco Di MarzoAbele DonatiDaniele EliseiMassimo FantoniAnna FerrariDomitilla FoghettiDaniela FrancisciGianni GattusoAndrea GiacomettiGuido Cesare GesuelliCristina MarmoraleEnrica MartiniMarcello MeledandriRita MurriDaniela PadriniDalia PalmieriPaola PauriCarla RebagliatiEnrico RicchizziVittorio SambriAnna Maria SchimizziWalter SiquiniLoredana ScocciaGiancarlo ScoppettuoloGabriele SgangaNadia StortiMarcello TavioGiulio ToccafondiFabio TumiettoBruno ViaggiMarco VivarelliCristian TranàMelina RasoFrancesco Maria LabricciosaSameer DhingraFausto CatenaPublished in: World journal of emergency surgery : WJES (2020)
Despite evidence supporting the effectiveness of best practices in infection prevention and management, many healthcare workers fail to implement them and evidence-based practices tend to be underused in routine practice. Prevention and management of infections across the surgical pathway should always focus on collaboration among all healthcare workers sharing knowledge of best practices. To clarify key issues in the prevention and management of infections across the surgical pathway, a multidisciplinary task force of experts convened in Ancona, Italy, on May 31, 2019, for a national meeting. This document represents the executive summary of the final statements approved by the expert panel.