Introduction
Surgical site infections (SSIs) lead to increased morbidity and mortality. Guidelines to prevent SSIs have been issued, but adherence is commonly low. Interventions in the OR to improve adherence are frequently short term. A dashboard is a management tool used in industries showing defined performance indicators at a glance, it is easily accessible to everyone and recipients are able to influence the indicators. We tested this approach in cardiac surgery with defined process parameters that were regularly monitored.