Role of anaesthesia providers in infection-related care across the perioperative pathway: a global survey

Gabriel Birgand; Bruce Biccard; Antoine Deslandes; Oluchi Mbamalu; Candice Bonaconsa; Adam Boutall; Marc Mendelson; Marc Leone; Jules Ndoli; Andrew Leather; Alison Holmes; Ramani Moonesinghe; Esmita Charani

doi:10.1016/j.bja.2023.10.023

Role of anaesthesia providers in infection-related care across the perioperative pathway: a global survey

Br J Anaesth. 2024 Jan;132(1):197-200. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2023.10.023. Epub 2023 Nov 21.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Regional Center for Infection Prevention and Control, Region of Pays de la Loire, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France; National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance, Imperial College London, London, UK; Cibles et médicaments des infections et de l'immunité, IICiMed, Nantes Université, Nantes, France. Electronic address: g.birgand@imperial.ac.uk.
² Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
³ Regional Center for Infection Prevention and Control, Region of Pays de la Loire, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France.
⁴ Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
⁵ Service d'anesthésie et de Réanimation, Hôpital Nord, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, Aix Marseille Université, Marseille, France.
⁶ Butare University Teaching Hospital, Butare, Rwanda.
⁷ King's Centre for Global Health and Health Partnerships, School of Life Course and Population Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London, UK.
⁸ National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance, Imperial College London, London, UK; Centre of Excellence in Infectious Diseases Research, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
⁹ Centre of Excellence in Infectious Diseases Research, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK; UCL/UCLH Surgical Outcomes Research Center (SOuRCe), Center for Perioperative Medicine, Research Department for Targeted intervention, Division of Surgery and Interventional Sciences, University College London, London, UK.
¹⁰ Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa; Centre of Excellence in Infectious Diseases Research, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.

PMID: 37989687
DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2023.10.023

No abstract available

Keywords: anaesthesia; antibiotic prophylaxis; antimicrobial stewardship; infection prevention and control; low- and middle-income countries; postoperative infection; surgical diagnosis.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Anesthesia*
Anti-Bacterial Agents* / therapeutic use
Antibiotic Prophylaxis
Humans
Surgical Wound Infection / drug therapy
Surveys and Questionnaires

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents