Open AccessMultiple Cultures and Extended Incubation for Upper Extremity Revision Arthroplasty Affect Clinical Care: A Cohort Study
Author(s) -
Jared M. Mahylis,
Alexander DeHaan,
Zachary B. Domont,
Austin R. Thompson,
Robert M. Orfaly,
Penelope D. Barnes,
Adam J. Mirarchi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of the american academy of orthopaedic surgeons. global research and reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.358
H-Index - 2
ISSN - 2474-7661
DOI - 10.5435/jaaosglobal-d-19-00150
Subject(s) - affect (linguistics) , cohort , arthroplasty , medicine , cohort study , incubation , physical therapy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , surgery , psychology , psychotherapist , communication
Skin flora organisms (SFOs) isolated from 1 to 2 tissue samples during shoulder and elbow revision arthroplasty are difficult to distinguish as contamination or infection. We examined the change in clinical care after implementation of an Arthroplasty Infection Protocol by increasing the number of intraoperative samples held for 10-day incubation to a minimum of 5.