{"id":5796,"date":"2024-04-05T11:25:56","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T15:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/haiar\/?page_id=5796"},"modified":"2025-06-24T10:52:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T14:52:43","slug":"ssi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/haiar\/ssi\/","title":{"rendered":"Surgical Site Infections"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-5796\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-5796-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-5796-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5796-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_siteorigin-panels-builder panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div id=\"pl-w685abbbb9fe30\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w685abbbb9fe30-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w685abbbb9fe30-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w685abbbb9fe30-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><strong>On this page<\/strong>: <a href=\"#SSI-Background\">Background<\/a> | <a href=\"#SSI-Education\">Educational Resources<\/a> | <a href=\"#SSI-Settings\">Setting-Specific Resources<\/a> | <a href=\"#SSI-Patients\">Patient Resources<\/a> | <a href=\"#SSI-Data\">Data &amp; Reporting<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w685abbbb9fe30-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w685abbbb9fe30-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w685abbbb9fe30-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-c67d20f9f743\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2024\/02\/SSI-300x300.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2024\/02\/SSI-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2024\/02\/SSI-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2024\/02\/SSI.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" title=\"Surgical Site Infections (SSI)\" alt=\"Surgical Site Infections (SSI)\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w685abbbb9fe30-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w685abbbb9fe30-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div id=\"SSI-Background\" class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-w685abbbb9fe30-1-1-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2>Background<\/h2>\n<p>Surgical site infections (SSIs) occur after surgery in the part of the body where the surgery took place. These infections may involve only the skin or may be more serious and involve tissue under the skin or organs. SSIs sometimes take days or months after surgery to develop so it is important to monitor for signs and symptoms of infection.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Symptoms of an SSI may include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fever<\/li>\n<li>Redness and\/or pain around the surgical site<\/li>\n<li>Cloudy fluid draining from the surgical wound<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some patients might be more likely to get a SSI because of their age, health conditions, the length or type of surgery, or other factors. It\u2019s important for both patients and healthcare providers to follow infection prevention steps to lower the risk of infection.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w685abbbb9fe30-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"yellow-line panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-w685abbbb9fe30-2\" ><div id=\"pgc-w685abbbb9fe30-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w685abbbb9fe30-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w685abbbb9fe30-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w685abbbb9fe30-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-w685abbbb9fe30-3-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w685abbbb9fe30-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w685abbbb9fe30-3-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div id=\"SSI-Education\" class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-w685abbbb9fe30-3-1-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h3>Educational Resources<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-w685abbbb9fe30-3-1-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_pt_tabs pt-widget-tabs panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"pt-tabs\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"pt-tabs__navigation  nav  nav-tabs\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"nav-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"nav-link  active\" data-toggle=\"tab\" href=\"#tab-vdh\" role=\"tab\">VDH<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"nav-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"nav-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" href=\"#tab-cdc\" role=\"tab\">CDC<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"nav-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"nav-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" href=\"#tab-other\" role=\"tab\">Other<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pt-tabs__content  tab-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tab-pane  fade  in  active\" id=\"tab-vdh\" role=\"tabpanel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"pl-w685abbbb9fe97\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w685abbbb9fe97-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w685abbbb9fe97-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w685abbbb9fe97-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-w685abbbb9fe97-0-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/haiar\/disinfection\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cleaning, Disinfection, and Sterilization<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/haiar\/hand-hygiene\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Hand Hygiene<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/haiar\/icprecautions\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Infection Control\u202fPrecautions<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/haiar\/ip\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Infection Prevention and Control<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/haiar\/wound-care\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Wound Care<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w685abbbb9fe97-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-w685abbbb9fe97-1\" ><div id=\"pgc-w685abbbb9fe97-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w685abbbb9fe97-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-button panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-w685abbbb9fe97-1-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-button so-widget-sow-button-flat-341c4fd17837-5796\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"ow-button-base ow-button-align-left\"\n>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/haiar\/ip\/infection-control-assessment-and-response-icar\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sowb-button ow-icon-placement-left ow-button-hover\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" \t>\n\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-far\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf35a;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"color: #ffab4d\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\tRequest an Assessment\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w685abbbb9fe97-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w685abbbb9fe97-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-w685abbbb9fe97-1-1-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><strong>VDH Infection Prevention and Control Assessments:\u00a0<\/strong>The HAI\/AR team is available to conduct a no-cost, non-regulatory, onsite visit to help a facility identify its infection prevention strengths and areas of opportunity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tab-pane  fade\" id=\"tab-cdc\" role=\"tabpanel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"pl-w685abbbb9fea1\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w685abbbb9fea1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w685abbbb9fea1-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w685abbbb9fea1-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-w685abbbb9fea1-0-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/infection-control\/hcp\/core-practices\/index.html\">Core Infection Prevention and Control Practices for Safe Healthcare Delivery in All Settings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/infection-control\/hcp\/surgical-site-infection\/index.html\">Surgical Site Infection Prevention Guideline<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/project-firstline\/\">Project Firstline<\/a>\u202f-\u202fCDC\u2019s\u202fProject Firstline provides innovative and accessible infection control education for all frontline healthcare\u202fworkers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tab-pane  fade\" id=\"tab-other\" role=\"tabpanel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"pl-w685abbbb9fea8\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w685abbbb9fea8-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w685abbbb9fea8-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w685abbbb9fea8-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-w685abbbb9fea8-0-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><strong>Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551500&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahrq.gov\/hai\/tools\/mrsa-prevention\/surgery\/index.html\">MRSA Toolkit: Targeting Surgical Site Infections<\/a><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551500&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahrq.gov\/hai\/tools\/surgery\/index.html\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Toolkit to Promote Safe Surgery<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:360,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW212582634 BCX8\">Virginia Healthcare-Associated Infections Advisory\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW212582634 BCX8\">Group<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/vipta\/\">Virginia Infection Prevention and Control Training Alliance<\/a> (VIPTA) - <span class=\"TextRun SCXW73551301 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW73551301 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\" data-ccp-charstyle-defn=\"{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;96bab968-a8eb-45eb-aeb6-4ad70a5effa6|109&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:[469775450,&quot;normaltextrun&quot;,201340122,&quot;1&quot;,134233614,&quot;true&quot;,469778129,&quot;normaltextrun&quot;,335572020,&quot;1&quot;,469778324,&quot;Default Paragraph Font&quot;]}\">search the education and training resource library for resources related to bed bugs or <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW73551301 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">scabies<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW73551301 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW212582634 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW212582634 BCX8\">VCU Virginia Infection Prevention Training Center<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/viptc.vcu.edu\/\">Virginia Infection Prevention Training Center<\/a> (VIPTC) - <span class=\"TextRun SCXW222353504 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222353504 BCX8\">courses and trainings related to infection prevention and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222353504 BCX8\">control<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW222353504 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>World Health Organization <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551500&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"10\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/teams\/integrated-health-services\/patient-safety\/research\/safe-surgery\/tool-and-resources\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Surgical Safety Checklist<\/span><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u202f\u2013 tool for use by clinicians to improve the safety of their operations and reduce surgical deaths and complications.\u202f Applicable for national and international settings.<\/span><\/span><span 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Wound<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w685abbbb9fe30-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"yellow-line panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-w685abbbb9fe30-4\" ><div id=\"pgc-w685abbbb9fe30-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w685abbbb9fe30-5\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w685abbbb9fe30-5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w685abbbb9fe30-5-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-w685abbbb9fe30-5-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w685abbbb9fe30-5-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w685abbbb9fe30-5-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div id=\"SSI-Settings\" class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-w685abbbb9fe30-5-1-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h3>Setting-Specific Resources<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-w685abbbb9fe30-5-1-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_pt_tabs pt-widget-tabs panel-last-child\" data-index=\"8\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"pt-tabs\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"pt-tabs__navigation  nav  nav-tabs\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"nav-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"nav-link  active\" data-toggle=\"tab\" href=\"#tab-hospitals\" role=\"tab\">Hospitals<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pt-tabs__content  tab-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tab-pane  fade  in  active\" id=\"tab-hospitals\" role=\"tabpanel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"pl-w66df0703d2d54\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w66df0703d2d54-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w66df0703d2d54-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w66df0703d2d54-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-w66df0703d2d54-0-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><strong>Surgical site infection resources specific to hospital settings:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW36744402 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/journals\/infection-control-and-hospital-epidemiology\/article\/strategies-to-prevent-surgical-site-infections-in-acutecare-hospitals-2022-update\/2F824B9ADD6066B29F89C8A2A127A9DC\">Strategies to Prevent Surgical Site Infections in Acute Care Hospitals: 2022 Update<\/a> (SHEA\/IDSA\/APIC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>View\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/haiar\/hospital\/\">Hospitals homepage<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w685abbbb9fe30-6\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"yellow-line panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-w685abbbb9fe30-6\" ><div id=\"pgc-w685abbbb9fe30-6-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w685abbbb9fe30-7\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w685abbbb9fe30-7-0\"  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Allows users to compare facilities on a variety of quality measures including surgical site infections and other facility characteristics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN)<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Resources related to reporting SSI data to NHSN are available on the \u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nhsn\/psc\/ssi\/index.html\">CDC website<\/a>, including protocols, data collection forms, and analysis resources.<\/li>\n<li>Acute care hospital\u202fdata on surgical site infections following colon surgery and abdominal hysterectomy procedures can be accessed on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/haiar\/data\/\">VDH HAI\/AR Program Data website<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Virginia Communicable Disease &amp; Outbreak Reporting Requirements<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/title32.1\/chapter2\/section32.1-35.1\/\">State regulatory code<\/a>\u202f aligns Virginia\u2019s healthcare-associated infection reporting requirements with those <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nhsn\/pdfs\/cms\/cms-reporting-requirements.pdf\"> required by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Acute care hospitals report\u202fSSI events following abdominal hysterectomy and colon surgery to VDH via CDC\u2019s National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w685abbbb9fe30-10\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w685abbbb9fe30-10-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w685abbbb9fe30-10-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-button panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"13\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-button so-widget-sow-button-flat-30482e78fac0\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"ow-button-base ow-button-align-left\"\n>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/haiar\/resources\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sowb-button ow-icon-placement-left ow-button-hover\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" \t>\n\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-far\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf14d;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"color: #ffab4d\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\tReturn to Resource Hub\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On this page: Background | Educational Resources | Setting-Specific Resources | Patient Resources | Data &amp; 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