SURGICAL SITE INFECTIONS REPORTING

Wound suspecting for surgical site infection

Investigate

Surgical wound assessment criteria

Is the Wound swab

If one or more of the following criteria's : culture result POSITVE?
Is the patient re- • Pain
admitted due to SSI • Tenderness
• Inflammation (redness)
• Induration (hardness) YES NO
• Wound opened i.e. (dehisced)
• Pus discharge
• Serous discharge
NO
YES • Prosthesis rejection
YES

Fill form EHF 080 (Surgical Don’t report

NO
site infection data collection
form
And call infection control
Fill form EHF 080 (Surgical professional
site infection data collection Fill form EHF 080 (Surgical site
infection data collection form Don’t report
form Don’t report
And call infection control And call infection control
professional professional
EHF 602 SURGICAL SITE INFECTIONS REPORTING