Checklist to Prevent MRSA Surgical Site Infections
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2021-02-28
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The goals of this project are 1) to assess the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the
checklist to prevent MRSA SSIs among Veterans undergoing TJA or cardiac surgery, and 2) to
assess barriers and facilitators to checklist implementation.
Hypotheses:
1. The SSI checklist will be effective at reducing MRSA SSIs among total joint arthroplasty
and cardiac surgery patients.
2. Implementation of the checklist will be associated with an overall reduction in SSIs
caused by all pathogens.
3. The SSI Checklist will be cost-saving since it will prevent many expensive SSIs.
4. Preoperative MRSA testing will be a modifiable barrier to implementing the SSI
checklist.
Phase:
N/A
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Iowa City Veterans Affairs Medical Center VA Office of Research and Development