SSI‑Prevention Resources 

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A. Core, Up‑to‑Date Guidelines

• CDC Surgical Site Infection (SSI) Prevention Guideline — Updated 2024

  https://www.cdc.gov/infection-control/hcp/surgical-site-infection/index.html

  Most current U.S. national guideline.

• HPSC (Ireland) Prevention of Surgical Site Infections — Version 1.0 (Dec 2024)

  https://www.hpsc.ie/a-z/microbiologyantimicrobialresistance/infectioncontrolandhai/guidelines/SSIPrevention.pdf

  Brand‑new 2024 guideline.

• WHO Surgical Site Infection Prevention Resources

  https://www.who.int/teams/integrated-health-services/infection-prevention-control/surgical-site-infection

  Global recommendations and implementation tools.

• Joint Commission International (JCI) SSI Prevention Toolkit (Latest Edition)

  https://store.jointcommissioninternational.org/assets/3/7/JCI_SSI_Toolkit.pdf

  Evidence‑based, perioperative‑phase structured toolkit.

• Saudi MOH Surgical Site Infection Guideline (2021, still current)

  https://www.moh.gov.sa/en/Ministry/MediaCenter/Publications/Documents/Surgical-Site-Infection-Guideline.pdf

  Regional guideline still in active use.

 

B. Education & Training

• WHO Surgical Safety Checklist (SSI‑relevant elements)

  https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789241593182

• JCI Pre‑, Intra‑, and Post‑operative SSI Checklists

  https://store.jointcommissioninternational.org/assets/3/7/JCI_SSI_Toolkit.pdf

• HPSC 2024 SSI Core Recommendations (Section 7)

  https://www.hpsc.ie/a-z/microbiologyantimicrobialresistance/infectioncontrolandhai/guidelines/SSIPrevention.pdf

• CDC Pre‑, Intra‑, and Post‑operative SSI Prevention Elements

  https://www.cdc.gov/infection-control/hcp/surgical-site-infection/index.html

• WHO Implementation Manual for SSI Prevention

• https://www.who.int/teams/integrated-health-services/infection-prevention-control/surgical-site-infection

 

C. Surveillance & Audit Tools

• CDC Infection Control Training — SSI Modules

  https://www.cdc.gov/infection-control/training/index.html

• WHO SSI Prevention Training Materials

  https://www.who.int/teams/integrated-health-services/infection-prevention-control/surgical-site-infection

• JCI SSI Toolkit Training Components

  https://store.jointcommissioninternational.org/assets/3/7/JCI_SSI_Toolkit.pdf

• HPSC 2024 SSI Guideline — Education Section

  https://www.hpsc.ie/a-z/microbiologyantimicrobialresistance/infectioncontrolandhai/guidelines/SSIPrevention.pdf

• CDC Chlorhexidine‑Impregnated Dressing Recommendations (Updated)

  https://www.cdc.gov/infection-control/hcp/surgical-site-infection/index.html