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Managing the Spectrum - Preventing Infection in Acute Pain Patients
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CA, nurse, allied health, 1235, avanos, preventing infection, prevention, acute pain, ambulatory setting, acute setting, pain management strategies, surgical site infections, SSIs, CDC guidelines, microbiology, surgical, anesthesiology, patient related factors, economic impact, pain management
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CA:1.0
Description
This session was presented at the November 2012 Managing the Spectrum of Infection Prevention in Acute and Ambulatory Settings symposium held in Atlanta. The focus of this session, Preventing Infection in Acute Pain Patients, was on the relationship between pain management strategies and their impact on infection. This program defines the categories of surgical site infections (SSIs) according to CDC guidelines. Microbiology, surgical, anesthesiology, and patient related factors affecting the economic impact of SSIs including readmission costs, hospital profit, and CMS pay-for-performance will be discussed. SSI prevention will be presented in terms of pain management techniques as they relate to the risk of SSI. The challenges of antibiotic development and research results on infection rates during continuous anesthetic infusion and narcotic reducing therapies that enhance wound healing will be described. This videotaped presentation will be enhanced with synchronized audio recordings and PowerPoint slides. The participant will complete test questions and a course evaluation form to measure the value of this learning experience.