EFFECTIVENESS OF ZERO SURGICAL INFECTION PROJECT (ZSIP) IN SPANISH HOSPITALS 2017-2021. A PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY.

Background: The Zero Surgical Infection Project (ZSIP) in Spain is a nation-wide program to prevent surgical site infections (SSI), sponsored by the Ministry of Health. The program includes the application of 5 key preventive measures (PM) grouped in a bundle: Perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis (PAP), skin antisepsis (SA), hair removal (HR), normothermia (NT) and normoglycemia (NG).

Aim: To assess the effectiveness of the bundle of 5 ZSIP preventive measures, applied in a set of Spanish public hospitals over the period 2017-2021, under standard conditions of surgical healthcare in Spain.

Evaluation of infection prevention and control programmes according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and the World Health Organization in Spain 2012-2022: indicators of core component 1.

Background: Key and core components of effective infection prevention and control programmes (IPCPs) issued by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have been described. WHO core component 1 relates to the structure, organization and management of IPCPs.

Aim: The objective of this study was to assess the status and the time trends of some indicators of core component 1 of IPCPs in acute hospitals in Spain throughout the period 2012-2022.

Health service and psychotropic medication use for mental health conditions among healthcare workers active during the Spain Covid-19 Pandemic - A prospective cohort study using web-based surveys.

Little is known about healthcare workers' (HCW) use of healthcare services for mental disorders. This study presents data from a 16-month prospective cohort study of Spanish HCW (n = 4,809), recruited shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic onset, and assessed at four timepoints using web-based surveys. Use of health services among HCW with mental health conditions (i.

Traumatic stress symptoms among Spanish healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a prospective study.

Aim: To investigate the occurrence of traumatic stress symptoms (TSS) among healthcare workers active during the COVID-19 pandemic and to obtain insight as to which pandemic-related stressful experiences are associated with onset and persistence of traumatic stress.

Methods: This is a multicenter prospective cohort study. Spanish healthcare workers ( = 4,809) participated at an initial assessment (i.

Trends of antimicrobial use through selected antimicrobial indicators in Spanish hospitals, 2012 to 2021.

Background: Surveillance of antimicrobial consumption is an important component of control strategies to tackle antimicrobial resistance.

Aim: To evaluate the consumption of antimicrobials using six indicators proposed by the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control.

Methods: Point prevalence survey data on antimicrobial use in Spanish hospitals throughout the period 2012-2021 were analysed.