Surgical light handles: a source of contamination in the surgical field | Zendy

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Surgical light handles: a source of contamination in the surgical field

Author(s) -

Daniel Schweitzer,

Ianiv Klaber,

Daniel Fischman,

Aniela Wozniak,

Eduardo Botello,

Pedro Pablo Amenábar

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.586

H-Index - 28

eISSN - 2589-1294

pISSN - 1017-995X

DOI - 10.3944/aott.2015.14.0401

Subject(s) - medicine , periprosthetic , staphylococcus epidermidis , contamination , total hip arthroplasty , arthroplasty , hip arthroplasty , surgery , staphylococcus aureus , microbiological culture , bacteria , ecology , biology , genetics

Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is a common and generally safe procedure; however, among the most devastating complications associated with THA is periprosthetic infection (PPI). The origin of bacteria causing PPI is not completely understood. The aims of the present study were to identify bacterial contamination of light handles with up-to-date culture methods and to determine the safety in using these handles in hip arthroplasty surgery.

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