Prevención de infección del sitio quirúrgico, Hospital José Félix Valdiviezo, Santa Isabel, 2010

Abstract

Objective. Improving knowledge and good practices of a group of health professionals based at two hospitals (cantonal) and recommended. Material and methods. With a quasi-experimental method before and after, it included 70 health professionals from hospitals José Félix Valdiviezo of Santa Isabel and Aida León Rodriguez Lara who measured the level of knowledge of good practices of antisepsis, then applied a educational intervention and outcomes were measured post intervention. The knowledge and practices on a topic included hand washing, shaving skin, skin antisepsis, use of appropriate clothing, sterilization of surgical equipment and proper use of antibiotic prophylaxis. Results. 35 health professionals were included in each hospital doctors distributed holders (25,7%), medical care residents (20%), internal medicine (11.4%), nurses (15,7%) and nursing assistants (27,1%). Professionals belonged to the specialties: surgery (45%), gynecology and obstetrics (35%), pediatrics (8%), clinical (7.0) and emergency (5%). After the intervention was achieved a highly significant increase in most knowledge and practices (P <0.05). Discussion. Educational interventions and methodology for improving health knowledge and practices is a tool introduced in recent years in clinical and epidemiological research with satisfactory results especially in support of preventive measures. KEY WORDS: SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION-PREVENTION & CONTROL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HANDWASHING-STANDARDS; HOSPITAL JOSÉ FELIX VALDIVIEZO; CANTON SANTA ISABEL-ECUADOR