Infection Prevention & Control
Knee Operations
Blackrock Clinic is committed to best practice in infection control and health improvement measures.
Wound infections
Blackrock Clinic had no incidences of wound infections for Knee operations in 2008.
Statistics
| Year |
Number of Knee Operations |
Incidences of wound infections following knee surgery |
% |
| 2008 |
291 |
0 |
0% |
|
2009
|
64 |
1 |
1.56% |
| 2010 Q1 |
55 |
0 |
0% |
How do we keep our wound infection rates low?
- Most patient rooms are single occupancy with their own toilet
- We have a dedicated Infection Control Nurse
- Our staff are trained in excellent hand hygiene and their performance in this area is regularly monitored
- We screen all high risk patients for MRSA carriage prior to admission