NG125 Surgical site infections: prevention and treatment

Posted 20th January 2021

In Clinical Guidelines, Developing your Team, NICE guidelines, Training

This NICE guideline was updated in August 2020 and covers prevention and treatment of surgical site infections in adults, young people and children who are having a surgical procedure involving a cut through the skin. It makes four recommendations covering:

Information for patients and carers
Preoperative phase
Intraoperative phase
Postoperative phase

For more information, please visit the NICE website.

Shannen Stevens