Perioperative participation of orthopedic patients and surgical staff in a nasal decolonization intervention to reduce Staphylococcus spp surgical site infections

Anildaliz Mullen; Helen J. Wieland; Eric S. Wieser; Ernst W Spannhake; Rebecca S. Marinos

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2016.12.021

Perioperative participation of orthopedic patients and surgical staff in a nasal decolonization intervention to reduce Staphylococcus spp surgical site infections

Anildaliz Mullen, Helen J. Wieland, Eric S. Wieser, Ernst W Spannhake, Rebecca S. Marinos

Bloomberg School of Public Health

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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	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2016.12.021
Publication status	Published - May 1 2017

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Keywords

Alcohol-based nasal antiseptic
Anterior nares
Perioperative nasal decolonization
Spine surgery
Staff nasal decolonization

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Epidemiology
Health Policy
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infectious Diseases

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Mullen, A., Wieland, H. J., Wieser, E. S., Spannhake, E. W., & Marinos, R. S. (2017). Perioperative participation of orthopedic patients and surgical staff in a nasal decolonization intervention to reduce Staphylococcus spp surgical site infections. American Journal of Infection Control, 45(5), 554-556. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2016.12.021

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.

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