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[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of prophylactic intranasal photodynamic disinfection therapy and chlorhexidine gluconate body wipes for surgical site infection prophylaxis in …

E Moskven, D Banaszek, EC Sayre, A Gara… - Canadian Journal of …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Current measures to prevent spinal surgical site infection (SSI) lack
compliance and lead to antimicrobial resistance. We aimed to examine the effectiveness of …
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Nasal photodisinfection and chlorhexidine wipes decrease surgical site infections: a historical control study and propensity analysis

E Bryce, T Wong, L Forrester, B Masri, D Jeske… - Journal of Hospital …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Pre-operative decolonization therapy (DcTx) using chlorhexidine (CHG) body
washes and/or intranasal mupirocin can reduce surgical site infections (SSIs), but …
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[HTML][HTML] Do Preoperative Nasal Antiseptic Swabs Reduce the Rate of Surgical Site Infections After Adult Thoracolumbar Spine Surgery?

AF Buyuk, HK Tam, JM Dawson… - … Global Research & …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Methods: We retrospectively reviewed all adult thoracolumbar spinal surgeries performed
between June 2015 and May 2017 at a single hospital. Patients were divided into those who …
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O010: A novel immediate pre-operative decolonization strategy reduces surgical site infections

E Bryce, T Wong, D Roscoe, L Forrester… - … Resistance and Infection …, 2013 - Springer
Objectives To determine if immediate pre-operative decolonization using PDT and CHG
body wipes reduced SSI rates. Methods Between Sept 1, 2011 and Aug 31st 2012, 3068 …
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Implementation of an infection prevention bundle to reduce surgical site infections and cost following spine surgery

J Featherall, JA Miller, EE Bennett, D Lubelski… - JAMA …, 2016 - jamanetwork.com
Methods| The Cleveland Clinic Institutional Review Board approved this pragmatic, quasi-
experimental cohort study, and it was conducted between March 2012 and December 2013 …
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Getting the drop on Staphylococcus aureus: Semiquantitative Staphylococcus aureus nasal colony reduction in orthopedic surgery reduces surgical site infection

L Saidel-Odes, R Yosipovich, V Benkovich… - American Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Surgical site infection (SSI) is a frequent health care–associated infection. We
aimed to reduce SSI risk after joint arthroplasty and spine surgery by reducing …
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Scrubbing technique and surgical site infections: an analysis of 14,200 neurosurgical cases

A Kashkoush, N Agarwal, A Ayres, V Novak… - Journal of …, 2019 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE The preoperative scrub has been shown to lower the incidence of surgical site
infections (SSIs). Various scrubbing and gloving techniques exist; however, it is unknown …
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Implementation of an infection prevention bundle and increased physician awareness improves surgical outcomes and reduces costs associated with spine surgery

N Agarwal, P Agarwal, A Querry… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2018 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Previous studies have demonstrated the efficacy of infection prevention
protocols in reducing infection rates. This study investigated the effects of the development …
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An empiric analysis of 5 counter measures against surgical site infections following spine surgery—a pragmatic approach and review of the literature

M Tomov, N Wanderman, E Berbari, B Currier… - The Spine Journal, 2019 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND CONTEXT Surgical site infections (SSI) following spine surgery are
debilitating complications to patients and costly to the healthcare system. PURPOSE Review …
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Antibiotic and duration of perioperative prophylaxis predicts surgical site infection in head and neck surgery

A Langerman, R Thisted… - … –Head and Neck …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective To examine the effect of giving antibiotics on the day of surgery (DOS) vs DOS and
first postoperative day (DOS+ 1) for prophylaxis against surgical site infection (SSI) in clean …
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