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• Safe Surgery NZ teamwork & communication video 8: Interview 3
  Resource | Published: 16th November, 2021

  Video 8 in the teamwork and communication roll-out.

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• Surgical Safety Checklist (Australia & New Zealand)
  Resource | Published: 16th November, 2021

  This checklist has been adapted from the World Health Organization Surgical Safety Checklist by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.

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• Attitudes towards the Surgical Safety Checklist and its use in New Zealand operating theatres
  Resource | Published: 16th November, 2021

  Report from Litmus on attitudes towards the Surgical Safety Checklist and its use in New Zealand operating theatres.

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• Video: Surgical site infection improvement programme
  Resource | Published: 19th November, 2021

  This brief video clip gives an overview of the surgical site infection improvement programme, and some background to the issue of surgical site infections in New Zealand.
  
  

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• SSI webinar 3: Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis
  Resource | Published: 19th November, 2021

  This recording of webinar 3: surgical antibiotic prophylaxis is a fantastic opportunity to learn from three surgical site infection experts about surgical antibiotic prophylaxis.

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• SSI orthopaedic monitoring tool - variable life-adjusted display (VLAD) report
  Resource | Published: 27th May, 2022

  The orthopaedic monitoring tool (VLAD report) is a tool to track orthopaedic surgical site infections (SSI) in your DHB. It is updated quarterly.

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• Risk factors differ for Gram-negative surgical site infection following hip and knee arthroplasty: an observational study from a national surveillance system
  Resource | Published: 21st July, 2022

  This article describes describe risk factors for surgical site infection (SSI) caused by aerobic Gram-negative organisms after hip and knee arthroplasty in Aotearoa New Zealand.

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• SSIIP skin antisepsis guide
  Resource | Published: 19th November, 2021

  This document has been produced to encourage health care professionals to use skin antisepsis preparation more effectively to improve the safety and quality of care that patients receive.

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• Surgical Site Infection Improvement Programme frequently asked questions
  Resource | Published: 19th November, 2021

  The Surgical Site Infection Improvement Programme's frequently asked questions covers general programme queries, questions about data collection, and technical queries. The page is updated on a regular basis to incorporate new questions.

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• Factsheet: How to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia
  Resource | Published: 18th November, 2021

  This factsheet provides information about how to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) using an evidence-based practice VAP bundle.

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