Abstract
With the goal of reducing rates of surgical site infections in our spine patients, we initiated a trial to investigate the impact of adding perisurgical nasal decolonization involving patients and surgical and nursing staff. We combined immediate presurgical application of a nonantibiotic alcohol-based nasal antiseptic with existing chlorhexidine bath or wipes in a comprehensive pre- and postoperative decolonization protocol. Mean infection rates were significantly decreased by 81% from 1.76 to 0.33 per 100 surgeries during the 15-month trial, when compared with the prior 9-month baseline.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 554-556 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | American Journal of Infection Control |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 1 2017 |
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Keywords
- Alcohol-based nasal antiseptic
- Anterior nares
- Perioperative nasal decolonization
- Spine surgery
- Staff nasal decolonization
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Epidemiology
- Health Policy
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Infectious Diseases
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Perioperative participation of orthopedic patients and surgical staff in a nasal decolonization intervention to reduce Staphylococcus spp surgical site infections. / Mullen, Anildaliz; Wieland, Helen J.; Wieser, Eric S.; Spannhake, Ernst W; Marinos, Rebecca S.
In: American Journal of Infection Control, Vol. 45, No. 5, 01.05.2017, p. 554-556.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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