Orthopedic surgical site infections represent significant morbidity, cost and mortality. It is estimated that between 6,000 and 20,000 orthopedic surgical site infections occur annually, increasing the average hospital stays by two weeks and increasing the costs of these procedures by as much as 300%. Surgical site infections are one of the categories of infections that have been targeted for reduction by the Department of Health and Human Services.An effective facility-wide infection preventions and control program comprises many components that can reduce the infection in surgery patients. The purpose of this guide, developed in collaboration with the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN), is to provide practical tools, strategies and resources for infection preventionists, care providers, surgical staff and quality improvement teams to use in their efforts to eliminate surgical site infections (SSIs) in orthopedic surgery.
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