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04 19, 2020;15 (1): 28.

Hey surgeons! It is time to lead and be a champion in preventing and managing surgical infections!

Massimo Sartelli, Federico Coccolini, Fikri M Abu-Zidan, Luca Ansaloni, Stefano Bartoli, Walter Biffl, Felice Borghi, Elie Chouillard, Yunfeng Cui, Rafael De Oliveira Nascimento, Belinda De Simone, Salomone Di Saverio, Therese Duane, Christian Eckmann, Hani O Eid, Carlos Augusto Gomes, Felipe Couto Gomes, Andreas Hecker, Birgit Hecker, Arda Isik, Kamal M F Itani, Ari Leppaniemi, Andrey Litvin, Davide Luppi, Ronald Maier, Ramiro Manzano-Nunez, Sanjay Marwah, John Mazuski, Ernest Moore, Gennaro Perrone, Kemal Rasa, Ines Rubio, Robert Sawyer, Francesco M Labricciosa, Fausto Catena
Author Information
  1. Massimo Sartelli: Department of Surgery, Macerata Hospital, Macerata, Italy. massimosartelli@gmail.com.
  2. Federico Coccolini: General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery Department, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy.
  3. Fikri M Abu-Zidan: Department of Surgery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates.
  4. Luca Ansaloni: General Surgery Department, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy.
  5. Stefano Bartoli: Department of Vascular Surgery, Sant'Eugenio Hospital, Rome, Italy.
  6. Walter Biffl: Trauma Surgery Department, Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla, CA, USA.
  7. Felice Borghi: Department of Surgery, General and Oncologic Surgery Unit, Santa Croce e Carle Hospital, Cuneo, Italy.
  8. Elie Chouillard: Department of Surgery, Poissy Saint Germain Medical Center, Poissy, France.
  9. Yunfeng Cui: Department of Surgery, Tianjin Nankai Hospital, Nankai Clinical School of Medicine, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
  10. Rafael De Oliveira Nascimento: Cirurgia Geral Hospital Unimed Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
  11. Belinda De Simone: Department of Surgery, Poissy Saint Germain Medical Center, Poissy, France.
  12. Salomone Di Saverio: Cambridge Colorectal Unit, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Hills Road, Cambridge, UK.
  13. Therese Duane: Envision Healthcare, Dallas, TX, USA.
  14. Christian Eckmann: Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, Klinikum Hannoversch-Münden Academic Hospital of Goettingen University, Goettingen, Germany.
  15. Hani O Eid: Department of Emergency Medicine, Mediclinic Middle East, Airport Road Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
  16. Carlos Augusto Gomes: Department of Surgery, Hospital Universitário Terezinha de Jesus, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas e da Saúde de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil.
  17. Felipe Couto Gomes: Cirurgia Geral Hospital Lifecenter Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
  18. Andreas Hecker: Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Giessen, Giessen, Germany.
  19. Birgit Hecker: Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Saint Josef Hospital, Giessen, Germany.
  20. Arda Isik: Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Erzincan University, Erzincan, Turkey.
  21. Kamal M F Itani: Department of Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
  22. Ari Leppaniemi: Abdominal Center, University Hospital Meilahti, Helsinki, Finland.
  23. Andrey Litvin: Surgical Disciplines, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University/Regional Clinical Hospital, Kaliningrad, Russian Federation.
  24. Davide Luppi: Department of General and Emergency Surgery, ASMN Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
  25. Ronald Maier: Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
  26. Ramiro Manzano-Nunez: Clinical Research Center, Fundacion Valle del Lili, Cali, Colombia.
  27. Sanjay Marwah: Department of Surgery, Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, India.
  28. John Mazuski: Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Washington University, Saint Louis, USA.
  29. Ernest Moore: Department of Surgery, University of Colorado, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, CO, USA.
  30. Gennaro Perrone: Department of Emergency Surgery, Parma Maggiore Hospital, Parma, Italy.
  31. Kemal Rasa: Department of Surgery, Anadolu Medical Center, Kocaali, Turkey.
  32. Ines Rubio: General Surgery Department, Colorectal Surgery Unit, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
  33. Robert Sawyer: Department of Surgery, Western Michigan University School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, MI, USA.
  34. Francesco M Labricciosa: Global Alliance for Infections in Surgery, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal.
  35. Fausto Catena: Department of Emergency Surgery, Parma Maggiore Hospital, Parma, Italy.
PMID: 32306979 DOI: 10.1186/s13017-020-00308-1

Abstract

Appropriate measures of infection prevention and management are integral to optimal clinical practice and standards of care. Among surgeons, these measures are often over-looked. However, surgeons are at the forefront in preventing and managing infections. Surgeons are responsible for many of the processes of healthcare that impact the risk for surgical site infections and play a key role in their prevention. Surgeons are also at the forefront in managing patients with infections, who often need prompt source control and appropriate antibiotic therapy, and are directly responsible for their outcome. In this context, the direct leadership of surgeons in infection prevention and management is of utmost importance. In order to disseminate worldwide this message, the editorial has been translated into 9 different languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian, and Turkish).

Keywords

Antibiotic therapy Antimicrobial resistance Infection prevention and control Surgical infections

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MeSH Term

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Humans
Infection Control
Leadership
Physician's Role
Surgeons
Surgical Wound Infection

Chemicals

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Editorial
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