Open AccessEffect of multidimensional intervention to reduce surgical site infection rate after knee and hip arthroplasty
Author(s) -
Samar S. Morsi,
Abeer Omar,
Gautam Hebbar,
Mariam Al-Fadhli,
Wafaa Hamza
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
germs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.652
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 2248-2997
DOI - 10.18683/germs.2021.1236
Subject(s) - medicine , arthroplasty , hip arthroplasty , surgery , psychological intervention , surgical site infection , reduction (mathematics) , intervention (counseling) , physical therapy , nursing , geometry , mathematics
Prevention strategies are critical to reduce infection rates in joint arthroplasty. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a set of evidence-based practices to reduce surgical site infection (SSI) rates after knee and hip arthroplasty (HPRO & KPRO).