Clinical correlation between irrigation bottle contamination and clinical outcomes inpost-functional endoscopic sinus surgery patients

American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 401-404

  Welch, Kevin C ^a   Cohen, Michael B ^b   Doghramji, Laurie L ^b   Cohen, Noam A ^b   Chandra, Rakesh K ^c   Palmer, James N ^b   Chiu, Alexander G ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic sinusitis; Contamination; Debridement; Endoscopic sinus surgery; Infection; Irrigation; Outcomes; Saline solution

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CLEANING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENDOSCOPIC SINUS SURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ENTEROBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC CONTAMINATION; IATROGENIC DISEASE; IRRIGATION BOTTLE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LAVAGE; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SURGICAL PATIENT;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS INFECTION; ENDOSCOPY; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IRRIGATION; MALE; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RISK FACTORS; SINUSITIS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 70349240871     PISSN: 19458924     EISSN: 19458932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajra.2009.23.3338     Document Type: Article

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