Sepsis under pressure, intraoperative surgical site infection prevention practices among nurses in emergency surgical settings: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Surgical site infections are among the most common and preventable healthcare-associated infections globally. Nurses play a pivotal role in implementing preventive measures for surgical site infections. This study examined intraoperative surgical site infection prevention measures and their outcomes among nurses managing emergency surgeries at a tertiary hospital in Ghana.

Methods

A qualitative exploratory descriptive design was employed. Nineteen nurses with at least three years of experience in the operating theatre were purposively selected from the surgical directorate of a teaching hospital in the Ashanti region of Ghana. Data were collected through semi-structured face-to-face individual interviews and analyzed thematically using Braun and Clarke's approach.

SUBMITTER: Nyarko R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12782374 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature