Infecção de sítio cirúrgico – uma revisão

Abstract

The surgical site infection (SSI) is one of the major nosocomial infections that leads to waste of time, additional costs and suffering in the patients and physicians, in both human and veterinary medicine. This study aimed to collect information available in the literature, and investigate closely what are the risk factors, predictive methods and methods of identification and diagnosis of this problem in the routine of Veterinary Hospitals (VH), and if possible apply it in the VH of the Federal University of Mato Grosso – Sinop Extension. Having noticed the lack of publication on SSI in veterinary medicine, as well as the need to implement a Hospital Infection Control Programs (HICP) in VHs and in this institution, in order to effectively prevent and notify SSI using standardized methods of diagnosis from the National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA). It might enable the creation of a standard to veterinary medicine allowing a more consistent surveillance of data, risk factors and incidence rate of SSI.