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Relationship Between Operating Room Nursing Staff Expertise and Patient Outcomes

Melissa A. BathishUniversity of Michigan School of Nursing, Ann Arbor, Michigan (Dr Bathish); School of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (Dr Talsma); and Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis (Dr McLaughlin)Margaret K. McLaughlinBathish)AkkeNeel TalsmaBathish)

Journal of Nursing Care Qualityjournal2014en

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Abstract

This secondary analysis evaluated the association of operating room scrub staff expertise, based on frequency of working on a specific surgical procedure, with the development of surgical site infections. The odds of developing surgical site infections decreased by 5.7% (odds ratio = 0.943; 95% confidence interval, 0.834-1.067) with increased expertise, although a statistically significant association was not established (P = .354). The relationship between operating room scrub staff expertise and patient outcomes is important to understand.

Topics

Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Surgical Simulation and Training Surgical site infection prevention

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DOI: 10.1097/ncq.0000000000000092

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