An infection prevention bundle that emphasized surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis (SAP) decreased infection rates, patient mortality, hospital readmission and length of stay (LOS), according to a study presented at APIC 24 Annual Conference and Exposition.
The report, presented by Aarikha D’Souza, MPH, the regional director of infection prevention at Banner Health in Chandler, Ariz., provided data about more than 70,000 surgical cases in 30 Banner Health hospitals in Arizona, California,