Nasal photodisinfection and chlorhexidine wipes decrease surgical site infections: A historical control study and propensity analysis

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 89-95

  Bryce, E ^a,b   Wong, T ^a,b   Forrester, L ^a   Masri, B ^a,b   Jeske, D ^a   Barr, K ^a   Errico, S ^a   Roscoe, D ^a,b  

^a VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Photodisinfection therapy; Surgical site decolonization; Surgical site infections

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN SUSCEPTIBLE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEUROSURGERY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATHOGEN LOAD; PHOTODISINFECTION THERAPY; PHOTOTHERAPY; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL INFECTION; THORAX SURGERY; VASCULAR SURGERY; CANADA; DISINFECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROCEDURES; PROPENSITY SCORE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CANADA; CHLORHEXIDINE; DISINFECTION; FEMALE; HISTORICALLY CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROPENSITY SCORE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84908137806     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2014.06.017     Document Type: Article

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