2016 MOC Part 4 Survey: Comparative Effectiveness of Skin Antiseptic Agents in Reducing SSI

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Thank you for choosing SCOAP to complete your quality improvement initiative fulfillment as part of the American Board of Surgery's (ABS) requirements for a fourth part to the Maintenance of Certification (MOC Part 4)!

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* 1. Please complete the following Contact Information so that we may track your fulfillment of the MOC Part 4 requirements:

Name:

SCOAP-participating Hospital:

Email Address:

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* 2. Do surgical site infections (SSI) increase mortality, hospital length of stay (LOS) and cost of care?

True

False

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* 3. In this study, what are the skin preparation agents, or pairs of agents, being compared? (check all that apply)

CHG, chlorhexidine

CHG + IPA, chlorhexidine in isopropyl alcohol

PVI, Povidone-iodine

IPA, isopropyl alcohol

IPC + IPA, povacrylex-iodine in isopropyl alcohol

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* 4. In this large scale regional cohort study, is there one commonly used skin antiseptic agent that demonstrates superiority in reducing the risk of SSI?

TRUE

FALSE