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

Editor—The risk of postoperative infections is mitigated through a series of preventive and curative measures. 1 World Health OrganisationGlobal guidelines for the prevention of surgical site infection (SSI). 2016https://www.who.int/teams/integrated-health-services/infection-prevention-control/surgical-site-infectionDate accessed: July 19, 2023 Google Scholar Although the capacity of healthcare systems to deliver safe surgery depends on the availability of effective antibiotics, the inappropriate use of antibiotics both for prophylaxis and therapeutic choices remains an area of concern. 2 Charani E. De Barra E. Rawson T.M. et al. Antibiotic prescribing in general medical and surgical specialties: a prospective cohort study. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2019; 8: 151 Crossref PubMed Scopus (23) Google Scholar Overuse of antibiotics increases the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance, which impacts patient safety and undermines potential advances in surgical interventions. 3 Davies S.C. Fowler T. Watson J. Livermore D.M. Walker D. Annual report of the chief medical officer: infection and the rise of antimicrobial resistance. Lancet. 2013; 381: 1606-1609 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (181) Google Scholar