Are cross-sectional safety climate survey results in operating room staff associated with the surgical site infection rates in Swiss hospitals?

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim of this study was to investigate the association between surgical site infections (SSIs), a major source of patient harm, and safety and teamwork climate. Prior research has been unclear regarding this relationship.

Design

Based on the Swiss national SSI surveillance and a survey study assessing (a) safety climate and (b) teamwork climate, associations were analysed for three kinds of surgical procedures.

Setting and participants

SSI surveillance data from 20 434 surgeries for hip and knee arthroplasty from 41 hospitals, 8321 for colorectal procedures from 28 hospitals and 4346 caesarean sections from 11 hospitals and survey responses from Swiss operating room personnel (N=2769) in 54 acute care hospitals.

Primary and secondary outcomes

The p

SUBMITTER: Pfeiffer Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10124250 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature