Implementing 1-dose antibiotic prophylaxis for prevention of surgical site infection.

Hypothesis: Replacing a 24-hour regimen with a 1-dose antibiotic prophylaxis for elective surgery would not increase rates of surgical site infection and would decrease costs.

Design And Setting: Before-after trial in a tertiary, private general hospital in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.

Patients: Surgery was performed on 6140 consecutive patients from February 2002 through October 2002 (period 1) and 6159 consecutive patients from December 2002 through August 2003 (period 2).

[Nursing auxiliaries and technicians and hospital infection control in surgical centers: myths and truths].

This analytical and descriptive study is aimed at detecting concepts that translate myths and truths on hospital infection among nursing auxiliaries and technicians at the surgical centers of three hospitals. The data collection instrument consisted of 28 affirmative statements (15 true and 13 false) encompassing factors related to the patient, the surgical team, the environment, and procedures. The statements contain a three-point scale (I agree, I am in doubt, I disagree).