Hand and wrist injuries, also known as hand trauma, are common worldwide and often require surgery, especially when they are open injuries.

Surgical site infections (SSI) are the most common healthcare associated infections and occur in at least 1 in 10 hand trauma patients.

SSI following hand surgery is associated with increased antibiotic prescription, delayed rehabilitation and further operative procedures.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) have produced global guidelines for SSI prevention. We don't know how these apply to hand trauma surgery.

The aim of this audit is to assess how these guidelines are currently implemented in hand trauma surgery and to explore which antimicrobial interventions are currently in use in this population.

Hand And Wrist Trauma: Antimicrobials and Infection - Audit of Clinical Practice (HAWAII - ACP)

Please complete the form below if you are interested in taking part in the study.

Within each site, a team consisting of a consultant or associate specialist and one of the following: doctors in training, advanced or surgical care practitioners, hand therapists, research nurses or medical students. The team will be required to collect data on 20 consecutive patients. Multiple collaborator teams can be present within each unit, consisting of 1 consultant or associate specialist and 1 health professional from the above list.

Once you have registered your interest, you will receive the study protocol via email in the coming days. 

For UK centres please attempt to register the audit with your local audit and research department. Along with seeking your trust's Caldicott Guardian's permission. For international centres, please register the project appropriately by following local regulations. Once this has been completed, please send us their confirmation. This can be sent to rstnhawaiiacp@gmail.com. We will then send you the link to the data collection form.