Vigilancia y control de la infección de sitio quirúrgico Surveillance and control of infection in the operating theatre

Infection in the operating theatre is the most frequent nosocomial infection amongst surgical patients; it is the cause of death of a high percentage of surgical patients and represents a significant increase in the hospital stay of these patients. A description is given of the criteria that must be met for an infection to be considered as nosocomial, and the definitions related to the different possible locations of the infections in the operating theatre that have been dictated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).