December 9, 2015
Study: Association between workplace safety culture and SSIs
Editor's Note
Surgical unit safety culture was significantly associated with lower colon surgical site infection (SSI) rates in this study led by Martin A. Makary, MD, MPH, professor of surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.
Dimensions of safety culture that were linked with lower SSI rates, included:
- teamwork across units
- organizational learning
- feedback and communication about error
- overall perception of safety
- management support for patient safety.
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