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CATS Poster for Surgical Site Infection Intervention

Health Services Advisory Group, Inc. (HSAG), the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Arizona, under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the US Department of Health and Human Services
Phoenix, Arizona, USA

This visual aid was developed to remind and educate caregivers, staff, patients, and families about the elements of the "CATS" interventions to decrease surgical site infections:

 

C: Clippers (remove hair appropriately)

A: Antibiotics (use prophylactic antibiotics appropriately)

T: Temperature (maintain normothermia)

S: Sugar (maintain glucose control)


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Use this tool as template for developing a visual aid for your own organization.




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