| Self-administered preoperative antiseptic wash to prevent postoperative infection after deep brain stimulation. | |
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PMID: 21890239 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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BACKGROUND: Prevention of surgical site infections is critical in deep brain stimulation (DBS). In the present study, we tested the ability of a self-administered preoperative alcohol-based (70% ethyl alcohol) preparation to reduce the rate of postoperative infection after DBS surgery. METHODS: This Institutional Review Board-approved retrospective review was conducted at our institution between January 2005 and October 2007 (mean follow-up, 23 months). The participants comprised a consecutive sample of 172 patients with movement disorders who underwent DBS surgery at our institution. Starting in January 2007, all patients were required to use the alcohol-based preparation. These patients (n = 48) were instructed to self-administer the wash on the night before surgery and the morning of surgery. Before this time, no self-administered wash was used (n = 122). RESULTS: There was no difference in preoperative skin cleansing between the 2 groups, and all patients received intravenous antibiotics immediately before and after surgery for 24 hours. We compared the rate of postoperative infection in the 2 groups and reviewed other possible factors underlying infection. We found 11 cases of infection (6.47%), all in the group without the preoperative antiseptic wash. The infection rate was 9.02% in the group without the preoperative wash and 0 in the group with the preoperative wash (P < .029). There was no difference between the 2 groups in terms of mean age, duration of operative procedure, or number of microelectrode tracts attempted. CONCLUSIONS: Our results support the incorporation of this self-administered antiseptic wash into our standard antiseptic protocol for patients undergoing DBS surgery. |
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Casey H Halpern; Grant W Mitchell; Aaron Paul; Daniel R Kramer; Kathryn R McGill; Dana Buonacuore; Marie Kerr; Jurg L Jaggi; John J Stern; Gordon H Baltuch |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-9-3 |
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Title: American journal of infection control Volume: - ISSN: 1527-3296 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Sep |
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Created Date: 2011-9-5 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8004854 Medline TA: Am J Infect Control Country: - |
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Copyright © 2011 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Department of Neurosurgery, Center for Functional and Restorative Neurosurgery, University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA. |
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