Research_problem_statement.docx RESEARCH PROBLEM PURPOSE STATEMENT1 Research Problem Purpose Statement Capella University Introduction to Health Care Research Introduction Hospital-Acquired Conditions (HAC) are cos
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Research_problem_statement.docx RESEARCH PROBLEM PURPOSE STATEMENT1 Research Problem Purpose Statement Capella University Introduction to Health Care Research Introduction Hospital-Acquired Conditions (HAC) are costly to the hospital they occur in but are a burden to the patients themselves. Although progress is being made in preventing some HACs, there is still a lot of work that needs to be done. About one in 31 hospital patients has at least one healthcare-associated infection (CDC, 2021). Research Problem The incidence of SSIs in spinal surgery is at 3.1% (Aleem et al., 2020). These infections lead to significant patient morbidity, mortality, and increased health care costs. Identifying risk factors and strategies to prevent SSIs following spine surgery, focusing on avoiding infections, will be the teams priority. The care and cost for patients with SSIs are significant. Hospitals and health care organizations that perform spine surgeries have implemented prevention programs to help deter these infections from occurring (Dowdell et al., 2018). Strategies to reduce SSIs following spine surgery are of great importance for all stakeholders. Factors that can be used to prevent surgical site infections with a focus on improving surgical outcomes. Some patient factors that need to be considered are smoking cessation, monitoring glucose, managing malnutrition, and obesity, which patients can do for themselves to reduce infection factors (Aleem et al., 2020). Physicians and health car. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .
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