What are periop practice to prevent SSIs?

Before surgery, patients should shower (full body) with soap the night before and the day of the operation The incision site should be prepared with an alcohol-based antiseptic solution and hair removal should be avoided Antimicrobial prophylaxis should be administered only when indicated based on published clinical practice guidelines Normothermia should be maintained in all patients undergoing surgery Strategies to ensure glycaemic control should be in place Intraoperative factors such as tissue oxygenation, intraoperative warming and type of sutures may also influence the occurrence of SSI  Measuring and reporting rates of SSI in surveillance systems is important practice for determining prevalence and incidence of SSI.