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November node call agenda
Joining Organizations 
In Tackling SSIs 
SCPSF Collaborative Meeting "Learning from Each Other" 
Kathy Duncan, RN 
Faculty, Institute for Healthcare Improvement 
November 5, 2013 

The Case for Improvement 
• 327,000 total hip (THA) and 
676,000 total knee (TKA) 
arthroplasties are performed 
annually in the US 
• Projected increase of 572,000 
THA ( 174%) and 3.48 million 
TKA ( 673%) through 2030 
• Infection rates currently at 
1.5% for THA and 1.2% for TKA 
Kurtz S, Ong K, Lau E, Mowat F, Halper M. Projections of primary and revision hip and knee arthroplasty in the Unites States from 2005 to 2030. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 2007 Apr;89(4):780-785 



What is Project JOINTS? 
An initiative funded by the federal government to give 
participants support from IHI in the form of in-person and 
virtual coaching on how to test, implement and spread 
the enhanced SSI prevention Bundle comprised of three 
new Evidence-based Practices as well as the two 
applicable Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP) 
practices. 
Two cohorts of 5 states with a 6 month intervention period. (May 2011-October 2012) 
Support & Contributions 
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS/Academy) 
– "The JOINTS project is a remarkable endeavor and the 
Academy looks forward to working with you to accomplish the goal of eliminating preventable SSIs." 
AORN Hospitals already engaged in the "new" interventions. 
Offer implementation support to participants on the recommended interventions to reduce prevent hip and knee SSIs 
Build a network of facilities that are working together 
toward the same aim – literally Joining Organizations IN 
Tackling SSIs 
Test IHI's ability to spread evidence-based practice 


AAOS Annual Meeting 2013 
Award of Excellence at the March American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2013 Meeting: "Reducing Surgical Site Infections in Total Joint Arthroplasty: It's a War and not Just One Battle". Drs Brian Hamlin and Tony DiGioia III. 
SSI Prevention For Hip and Knee Arthroplasty 
New Practices: 
– Use of an alcohol-containing antiseptic agent for pre-op 
– Pre-op bathing or showering with chlorhexidine gluconate 
(CHG) soap for at least 3 days prior to surgery 
– Staph aureus screening and use of intranasal mupirocin 
and CHG bathing or showering to decolonize staph aureus carriers 
Applicable SCIP practices: 
– Appropriate use of prophylactic antibiotics – Appropriate hair removal 
#1: Use an alcohol-containing antiseptic agent for preoperative skin preparation 
Use an alcohol-containing antiseptic 
agent for preoperative skin preparation 
Adequate preoperative skin preparation to prevent entry of skin flora into the surgical incision is an important basic infection prevention practice. Preoperative skin preparation of the operative site involves use of an antiseptic agent with long-acting antimicrobial activity, such as chlorhexidine and iodophors. Two types of preoperative skin preparations that combine alcohol (which has an immediate and dramatic killing effect on skin bacteria) with long-acting antimicrobial agents appear to be more effective at preventing SSI than povidone-iodine (an iodophor) alone: 
–CHG plus alcohol – Iodophor plus alcohol 
Cochrane Systematic Review 2009: Does Pre-Operative Skin Antisepsis Prevent SSI? 
CHG vs. PI (Berry 1982): Higher SSI rate with PI PI vs. iodophor-alcohol (2 studies): No significant difference Single vs. multiple-step application (4 studies): No significant difference Iodophor-impregnated drapes vs. regular drapes (4 studies): No significant difference Conclusion: Insufficient evidence to support recommending the use of one antiseptic agent over another 
Use an alcohol-containing antiseptic agent 
for preoperative skin preparation  
Behavioral Objective: Change the operating room skin prep for hip and 
knee arthroplasty to a long-acting antiseptic agent in combination with alcohol. 
Assess your current process and potential barriers: 
Identify surgeons currently using an alcohol-based skin prep to champion the change in practice with their peers. 
Determine the high-volume surgeons and focus your efforts on working with them. 
Conduct brief interviews with representative surgeons to identify any misconceptions or key barriers to using an alcohol-based skin prep. 
Provide a brief summary of the scientific evidence supporting change to an alcohol-containing skin prep to influence change of habit/tradition. 
#2 Pre-op bathing or showering with 
chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) soap 
for at least 3 days prior to surgery 
Why consider preoperative CHG bathing or showering to prevent SSIs? 
Topical chlorhexidine significantly reduces bacterial counts on skin and has a residual antimicrobial effect 
– Impacts a broad range of potential pathogens – Low risk of skin reactions 
There is progressive reduction in counts when used serially up to 3 times preoperatively 
– Hayek J Hosp Infect 1987 – Kaiser Ann Thor Surg 1988 – Garibaldi J Hosp Infect 1988, – Paulson AJIC 1993 
•Effectiveness of CHG washes depends mainly on the residual antimicrobial effect, which is increasingly effective the more consecutive days it is used 
•At least 3 consecutive washes are needed to keep skin flora lower than baseline through a 24-hour period 
Paulson DS. Efficacy evaluation of a 4% chlorhexidine gluconate as a full-body wash. Am J Infect Control 
1993;21:205-209. 
Why is this recommendation controversial? 
Cochrane Systematic Review 2011: no clear evidence based on RCTs that preop bathing with CHG reduces the incidence of SSI 
Studies had many limitations: 
– Variable SSI definitions and follow-up – No monitoring of compliance with CHG use – Most used only 1 or 2 applications of CHG soap 
May need repeated applications (i.e., showering 
with CHG at least 3 times prior to surgery) 
Ask patients to bathe or shower with chlorehexidine 
gluconate (CHG) for at least 3 days prior to surgery 
Behavioral Objective: Provide patients with chlorhexidine soap, and 
have them use the soap in bathing or showering for at least three days before surgery. 
Assess your current process and potential barriers:  
Assess where most preoperative assessments take place 
Assess current preoperative communication between the hospital OR department and the offices of orthropaedic surgeons inside and outside the hospital. 
Tailor the implementation process to your setting 
Develop a process flow diagram to define all components of the process 
#3:Screen patients for Staphylococcus aureus (SA) carriage and decolonize SA carriers with 5 days of intranasal mupirocin and at least 3 days of CHG soap prior to surgery 
Why Worry About Staph Aureus Nasal Carriage? 
Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization predisposes patients to invasive S. aureus infections 
– Nasal carriage of S. aureus is associated with a 
relative risk of 7.1 for developing SSI (Kluytmans J Infect Dis 1995) 
– Most cases of invasive S. aureus infection are 
due to endogenous strains (Von Eiff NEJM 2001, Huang CID 2008) 
Does Using Mupirocin Eradicate S. Aureus Nasal Carriage? 
Systematic review (Ammerlaan HS, et al. CID 2009): 8 studies comparing mupirocin to placebo 
– Short-term nasal mupirocin (4-7 days) was an 
effective method for S. aureus eradication 
– 90% success at one week, 60% at longer (14-365 
– 1% develop mupirocin resistance 
Does Using Mupirocin Prevent SSIs? 
Meta-analysis (Kallen ICHE 2005): 
– 3 randomized and 4 before-after trials – Conclusion: Mupirocin use was associated with a 
small reduction in SSI rates for non-general surgery (cardiothoracic, orthopedic, neurosurgery: 6.0% vs. 7.6%) but not for general surgery 
Does Using Mupirocin Prevent SSIs? 
Systematic review (van Rijen JAC 2008): Included 4 randomized controlled studies 
– Conclusion: Mupirocin use was associated with a 
significant reduction in S. aureus postoperative infection rates among S. aureus carriers (RR 0.55, 95% CI 0.34-0.89) 
Randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled multicenter study of 6,771 patients in the Netherlands (Bode NEJM 2010) Rapid screening for MSSA/MRSA on admission Carriers randomized to mupirocin/CHG soap vs. placebo/bland soap x 5 days 
(Continued) Bode NEJM 2010 
Results: CHG bathing + mupirocin group had significantly lower SSI rates than the placebo group 
Conclusion: Preoperative identification of S. aureus carriers followed by 5 days of intranasal mupirocin plus CHG bathing reduced S. aureus SSIs by 60% 
Decolonization for Orthopedic Surgery 
Decolonized 
Population 
Only S. aureus 
Only S. aureus 
Only S. aureus 
Kalmeijer, 
This and next slide provided by Schweizer M, Perencevich E, Herwaldt L, Carson J, Kroeger J, Ward M 
Screen patients and Decolonize SA carriers w/5 
days intranasal mupirocin & 3 days CHG 
Behavioral Objective: Screen all patients for Staphylococcus aureus 
prior to surgery, allowing enough time for those who screen positive to be decolonized with five days of intranasal mupirocin. 
Assess your current process and potential barriers:  
Assess where most preoperative assessments take place 
Tailor the intervention to the setting in which preoperative assessment is done 
Work with Lab to assure screening includes both MRSA and MSSA 
Develop a process to assure info on screening and decolonization is available at the time of surgery 
Develop a process flow diagram to define components of the process 
IHI JOINTS SSI Reduction Project
2012 - 2013
SSI Bundle Elements
IHI data submitted;
appropriate prep 
performed as part 
for TJ since 2009
developing testing 
process to perform 
decolonization of + 
process for MRSA/
culture for MRSA 
Independent Ortho 
Independent Ortho 
Practice provided 
implementation of 
began participation
for Element II & 

Screening results- Canton Potsdam 
2011 Volume = 110 
Known MRSA: 2= 2% 
Total MRSA & MSSA : 21= 14.4% 
Captured with nasal screen = 14.4% 
Total MRSA & MSSA: 21= 21 % 
Captured with nasal screen = 19% 
2013 Volume = 22 
Total MSSA & MRSA: 6= 28% 
Captured with nasal screen= 18% 
2012 Volume = 146 
Known MRSA: 0= 0% 
Mercy St Joseph's -JOINT PROGRAM 
UT Medical Center 
recommendations of 
Project JOINTS in 
Spring/Summer 2011. 
Holy Family Memorial-Manitowoc, WI  32 
Total Joint Patient August 2012 – March 2013 
8/156 – 5.1% - Positive for MRSA 
34/156 – 21.7% - Positive for SA 
ZERO Hip Infections! 
0.46 Knee Infection Rate! 
Ministry Saint Michael's 
Consistently lower infection rate than national average No infections since March 2012. Integration of independent practice group Recognized as IHI exemplar hospital for all 3 elements 

Impact to patients 
Patients going 
Length of Stay 
directly home 
FY 2012 FY2013 (to
FY 2012 FY2013 (to
FY 2012 FY2013 (to
• Improved patient experience • Reduced patient recovery time • Reduced patient charges 
Patient Affordability 
Resources – www.ihi.org/projectjoints 
Exemplar Hospitals 
Surgery Data Tracker 
Resources for you 
Patient instruction sheets and checklists 
Protocols for staff 
Evidence 1-pager 
Over 30 exemplars 
Safer Surgery from Start to Finish – Dr Anthony DiGioia 
Strong for Surgery – Dr Thomas Varghese 
Innovative Strategies for SSI Prevention- Dr Debbie Yokoe 
Pre-Operative Processes Post-Admission – Dr Gerry Healy 
Peri Operative Processes – Dr Bill Berry 
Post Operative Processes- Dr Bill Berry 
Pre-conference sessions on December 8-9: 
• 30 Learning Labs • 30 Minicourses 
General Conference on December 10-11 
• 4 keynote presentations • 75 unique workshops • 130 Exhibitors • 400 storyboards • Over 5,000 attendees from over 47 countries 
Scholarships and discounts available for individuals 
and groups 
Questions? [email protected] 
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