December 6, 2024- Johnson & Johnson MedTech recently joined leading surgeons from around the world to initiate a standardized classification system for the global evaluation and reporting of surgical site outcomes (SSOs). Experts from across surgical specialties and healthcare disciplines aim to develop a standardized approach for surgeons and wound care teams to more fully capture the scope and incidence of postoperative complications, enabling improved approaches to prevention.
Wound complications including infections, bleeding, wound re-openings, and fluid collections result in a significant burden for patients and global healthcare systems. Despite the prevalence of these complications in perioperative care, post-operative wound outcomes are underreported, and there is currently no comprehensive global standard for defining and monitoring.
Building on the company’s more than 135 years of leadership in surgery and significant work in reducing surgical site infections (SSIs), Johnson & Johnson MedTech is joining the effort to better define and standardize the evaluation of SSOs and measure the associated outcomes.