Effect of a Preoperative Decontamination Protocol on Surgical Site Infections in Patients Undergoing Elective Orthopedic Surgery With Hardware Implantation | Zendy

Serge P. Bebko | Zendy; David M. Green | Zendy; Samir S. Awad | Zendy

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Effect of a Preoperative Decontamination Protocol on Surgical Site Infections in Patients Undergoing Elective Orthopedic Surgery With Hardware Implantation

Author(s) -

Serge P. Bebko,

David M. Green,

Samir S. Awad

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

jama surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.757

H-Index - 176

eISSN - 2168-6262

pISSN - 2168-6254

DOI - 10.1001/jamasurg.2014.3480

Subject(s) - medicine , orthopedic surgery , veterans affairs , chlorhexidine gluconate , surgery , chlorhexidine , prospective cohort study , antibiotic prophylaxis , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , staphylococcus aureus , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , dentistry , bacteria , biology

Surgical site infections (SSIs), commonly caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), are associated with significant morbidity and mortality, specifically when hardware is implanted in the patient. Previously, we have demonstrated that a preoperative decontamination protocol using chlorhexidine gluconate washcloths and intranasal antiseptic ointment is effective in eradicating MRSA in the nose and on the skin of patients.

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