Surgical Wound Infection

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • "But my patients are different!": risk adjustment in 2012 and beyond. 
  • 2012 Young Investigator Award winner: The distribution of body mass as a significant risk factor for lumbar spinal fusion postoperative infections. 
  • A 9-Year retrospective review of antibiotic cycling in a surgical intensive care unit. 
  • A Web-Based Calculator for Predicting the Occurrence of Wound Complications, Wound Infection, and Unplanned Reoperation for Wound Complications in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Spinal Metastases. 
  • A compendium of strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections in acute care hospitals: 2014 updates. 
  • A model to predict risk of postpartum infection after Caesarean delivery. 
  • A multi-institutional cohort study confirming the risks of Clostridium difficile infection associated with prolonged antibiotic prophylaxis. 
  • A perioperative multidisciplinary care bundle reduces surgical site infections in patients undergoing synchronous colorectal and liver resection. 
  • A pilot study to determine the feasibility of continuous cefazolin infusion. 
  • A rationale for the treatment of difficult basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas of the skin. 
  • A systematic review of antibiotic use and infection in breast reconstruction: what is the evidence? 
  • A trial of prophylactic cefamandole in extended gynecologic surgery. 
  • Actionable Risk Model for the Development of Surgical Site Infection after Emergency Surgery. 
  • Adherence to Guidelines for the Administration of Intraoperative Antibiotics in a Nationwide US Sample. 
  • Advances in Wound Management. 
  • Adverse Events in Endoscopic Sinus Surgery for Infectious Orbital Complications of Sinusitis: 30-Day NSQIP Pediatric Outcomes. 
  • Adverse events associated with laparoscopy vs laparotomy in the treatment of endometrial cancer. 
  • Albumin Versus American Society of Anesthesiologists Score: Which Is More Predictive of Complications Following Total Joint Arthroplasty? 
  • Anastomotic infections in lung transplant recipients. 
  • Antibiotic Prophylaxis following Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction: What Is the Evidence? 
  • Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Megaprosthetic Reconstructions: Drug and Dosing May Matter More than Duration. 
  • Antibiotic prophylaxis in interventional radiology. 
  • Antibiotic prophylaxis in percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy. 
  • Antibiotic-loaded bone cement for infection prophylaxis in total joint replacement. 
  • Antibiotics after Simple (Acute) Appendicitis are not Associated with Better Clinical Outcomes: A Post-Hoc Analysis of an EAST Multi-Center Study. 
  • Antibiotics for the Prevention and Treatment of Postsurgical Obstetric Infections. 
  • Are Prophylactic Postoperative Antibiotics Necessary for Immediate Breast Reconstruction? Results of a Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial. 
  • Arm complications after radial artery procurement for coronary bypass operation. 
  • Assessing the relative burden of hospital-acquired infections in a network of community hospitals. 
  • Association between endoscopic vs open vein-graft harvesting and mortality, wound complications, and cardiovascular events in patients undergoing CABG surgery. 
  • Association of Duration and Type of Surgical Prophylaxis With Antimicrobial-Associated Adverse Events. 
  • Association of Gangrenous, Suppurative, and Exudative Findings With Outcomes and Resource Utilization in Children With Nonperforated Appendicitis. 
  • Association of Safety Culture with Surgical Site Infection Outcomes. 
  • Association of Treatment of Chorioamnionitis with Non-Beta Lactam Antibiotics and Postcesarean Infectious Morbidity. 
  • Avoiding complications with radical cystectomy. 
  • Bacteriologic features of surgical site infections following breast surgery. 
  • Battling the Chimaera: How Much Disclosure of Rare Risks Is Necessary? 
  • Bevacizumab in the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer: safety profile and management of adverse events. 
  • Beyond death and graft survival-Variation in outcomes after liver transplant. Results from the NSQIP transplant beta phase. 
  • Bilateral nephrectomy by the posterior approach. 
  • Bioburden after Staphylococcus aureus inoculation in type 1 diabetic rats undergoing internal fixation. 
  • Blurred Lines: Dysbiosis and Probiotics in the ICU. 
  • CORR Insights(®): Does Preadmission Cutaneous Chlorhexidine Preparation Reduce Surgical Site Infections After Total Hip Arthroplasty? 
  • Candidal anastomotic infection in lung transplant recipients: successful treatment with a combination of systemic and inhaled antifungal agents. 
  • Carbapenems for surgical prophylaxis? 
  • Causes and Predictors of 30-Day Readmission After Shoulder and Knee Arthroscopy: An Analysis of 15,167 Cases. 
  • Cefazolin prophylaxis in obese women undergoing cesarean delivery: a randomized controlled trial. 
  • Center variation and outcomes associated with delayed sternal closure after stage 1 palliation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome. 
  • Chondrogenesis by free and vascularized rabbit auricular perichondrium. 
  • Chronic Inflammation After YAG Capsulotomy. 
  • Clinical and financial outcomes due to methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus surgical site infection: a multi-center matched outcomes study. 
  • Clinical outcome of interval cadaveric renal transplantation in cardiac allograft recipients. 
  • Clinical predictors of major infections after cardiac surgery. 
  • Clinical significance of bacterial cultures from 28 autologous islet cell transplant solutions. 
  • Clostridial infection of a liver transplant treated with retransplantation. 
  • Combined Mechanical and Oral Antibiotic Bowel Preparation Reduces Incisional Surgical Site Infection and Anastomotic Leak Rates After Elective Colorectal Resection: An Analysis of Colectomy-Targeted ACS NSQIP. 
  • Comparison of antibiotic beads and intravenous antibiotics in open fractures. 
  • Comparison of complications in free flap reconstruction for osteoradionecrosis in patients with or without hyperbaric oxygen therapy. 
  • Comparison of omental and pectoralis flaps for poststernotomy mediastinitis. 
  • Complex surgical site infections and the devilish details of risk adjustment: important implications for public reporting. 
  • Complicated Appendicitis: Are Extended Antibiotics Necessary? A Post Hoc Analysis of the EAST Appendicitis "MUSTANG" Study. 
  • Complications in total shoulder and reverse total shoulder arthroplasty by body mass index. 
  • Contamination Relative to the Activation Timing of Filtered-Exhaust Helmets. 
  • Control charts and control limits. 
  • Correlation Between Postoperative Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Use and Surgical Site Infection in Children Undergoing Nonemergent Surgery. 
  • Craniotomy flap osteomyelitis: a diagnostic approach. 
  • Current practice among plastic surgeons of antibiotic prophylaxis and closed-suction drains in breast reconstruction: experience, evidence, and implications for postoperative care. 
  • Cyanoacrylate dressings: are they microbiologically impermeable? 
  • Delay in diagnosis of invasive surgical site infections following knee arthroplasty versus hip arthroplasty. 
  • Delayed Sleeve Gastrectomy Following Liver Transplantation: A 5-Year Experience. 
  • Delayed Sternal Closure in Infant Heart Surgery-The Importance of Where and When: An Analysis of the STS Congenital Heart Surgery Database. 
  • Delphi Consensus on Intraoperative Technical/Surgical Aspects to Prevent Surgical Site Infection after Colorectal Surgery. 
  • Developing Process Maps as a Tool for a Surgical Infection Prevention Quality Improvement Initiative in Resource-Constrained Settings. 
  • Development and Validation of a Model for Predicting Surgical Site Infection After Pelvic Organ Prolapse Surgery. 
  • Development of a quality improvement program in a department of ophthalmology. 
  • Development of best practices to minimize wound complications after complex tethered spinal cord surgery: a modified Delphi study. 
  • Diabetes and early postoperative outcomes following lumbar fusion. 
  • Do Periarticular Joint Infections Present an Increase in Infection Risk? 
  • Do risk calculators accurately predict surgical site occurrences? 
  • Does negative pressure wound therapy have a role in preventing poststernotomy wound complications? 
  • Early recognition and response to increases in surgical site infections using optimized statistical process control charts-the Early 2RIS Trial: a multicenter cluster randomized controlled trial with stepped wedge design. 
  • Effect of Diagnosis on Outcomes in the Setting of Enhanced Recovery Protocols. 
  • Effect of Intrawound Vancomycin Powder in Operatively Treated High-risk Tibia Fractures: A Randomized Clinical Trial. 
  • Effect of Obesity on Radiographic Alignment and Short-Term Complications After Surgical Treatment of Adult Cervical Deformity. 
  • Effect of advancing age on outcomes of deep brain stimulation for Parkinson disease. 
  • Effect of an implantable gentamicin-collagen sponge on sternal wound infections following cardiac surgery: a randomized trial. 
  • Effect of an investigational vaccine for preventing Staphylococcus aureus infections after cardiothoracic surgery: a randomized trial. 
  • Effect of liberal blood transfusion on clinical outcomes and cost in spine surgery patients. 
  • Efficacy of povidone-iodine in pre-operative skin preparation. 
  • Electronic reminders for intraoperative antibiotic re-dosing. 
  • Electronically Available Comorbidities Should Be Used in Surgical Site Infection Risk Adjustment. 
  • Elevated Preoperative Hemoglobin A1c Associated with Increased Wound Complications in Diabetic Patients Undergoing Primary, Open Carpal Tunnel Release. 
  • Emerging trends in mediastinitis: National Veterans Health Administration experience with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus prevention. 
  • Endophthalmitis Rates and Clinical Outcomes Following Penetrating and Endothelial Keratoplasty. 
  • Endoscopic versus open saphenous vein harvest: the effect on postoperative outcomes. 
  • Epidemiology and outcome of major postoperative infections following cardiac surgery: risk factors and impact of pathogen type. 
  • Epidemiology of Surgical Site Infection in a Community Hospital Network. 
  • Epidemiology of surgical site infections after solid organ transplants in the period 2015-2019: A single-center retrospective cohort study. 
  • Evidence-based value of subcutaneous surgical wound drainage: the largest systematic review and meta-analysis. 
  • Expanded Gram-Negative Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Reduces Surgical Site Infections in Hip Arthroplasty. 
  • Experience with intrawound vancomycin powder for posterior cervical fusion surgery. 
  • Experience with intrawound vancomycin powder for spinal deformity surgery. 
  • Experimental and clinical experience with hyperbaric oxygen in the treatment of clostridial myonecrosis. 
  • Factors affecting the incidence of infectious morbidity after radical hysterectomy. 
  • Factors associated with infection following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. 
  • False-positive Gram-stained smears. 
  • Foot and Ankle Surgery: Common Problems and Solutions. 
  • Fournier's gangrene: a complication of penile prosthetic implantation in a renal transplant patient. 
  • Free vascularized fibular graft reconstruction of large skeletal defects after tumor resection. 
  • Gallstone ileus: revisiting surgical outcomes using National Surgical Quality Improvement Program data. 
  • Gentamicin sponge for infection prophylaxis in colorectal surgery. 
  • Gentamicin-collagen sponge for infection prophylaxis in colorectal surgery. 
  • Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Colectomy Improves Perioperative Outcomes Without Increasing Operative Time Compared to the Open Approach: a National Analysis of 8791 Patients. 
  • Health Care Utilization and Associated Economic Burden of Postoperative Surgical Site Infection after Spinal Surgery with Follow-Up of 24 Months. 
  • Hip joint exposure during ischial pressure sore reconstruction. 
  • Impact of Delay in Appendectomy on the Outcome of Appendicitis: A Post Hoc Analysis of an EAST Multicenter Study. 
  • Impact of Reduced Preincision Antibiotic Infusion Time on Surgical Site Infection Rates: A Retrospective Cohort Study. 
  • Impact of chemotherapy on postoperative complications after mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction. 
  • Impact of perioperative allogeneic and autologous blood transfusion on acute wound infection following total knee and total hip arthroplasty. 
  • Impact of surgical site infection and surgical debridement on lumbar arthrodesis: A single-institution analysis of incidence and risk factors. 
  • Importance of perioperative glycemic control in general surgery: a report from the Surgical Care and Outcomes Assessment Program. 
  • Improving Outcomes in Colorectal Surgery by Sequential Implementation of Multiple Standardized Care Programs. 
  • In Vivo Efficacy of a ´93Smart´94 Antimicrobial Implant Coating 
  • Incisional Infections after Renal Transplant: Outcome Data From 238 Consecutive Recipients. 
  • Increased use of surgical energy promotes methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in rabbits following open ventral hernia mesh repair. 
  • Independent Predictors of 30-Day Perioperative Deep Vein Thrombosis in 1346 Consecutive Patients After Spine Surgery. 
  • Infection rate and risk factor analysis in an orthopaedic ambulatory surgical center. 
  • Infections in patients with cystic fibrosis following lung transplantation. 
  • Internal hernia: postoperative complication of roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery. 
  • Intraoperative Fire Risk: Evaluating the 3-Minute Wait After Chlorhexidine-Alcohol Antiseptic Scrub. 
  • Intraoperative Versus Extended Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Liver Transplant Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial. 
  • Intraoperative pelvic brachytherapy for treatment of locally advanced or recurrent colorectal cancer. 
  • Intrawound Vancomycin Decreases the Risk of Surgical Site Infection After Posterior Spine Surgery: A Multicenter Analysis. 
  • Invited commentary. 
  • Is There a Difference in Infection Risk Between Single and Multiple Doses of Prophylactic Antibiotics? A Meta-analysis. 
  • Is the timing of fixation associated with fracture-related infection among tibial plateau fracture patients with compartment syndrome? A multicenter retrospective cohort study of 729 patients. 
  • Knee arthrodesis with circular external fixation. 
  • Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair with primary fascial closure versus bridged repair: a risk-adjusted comparative study. 
  • Large-scale empirical optimisation of statistical control charts to detect clinically relevant increases in surgical site infection rates. 
  • Letter to the editor regarding: "Effectiveness of local vancomycin powder to decrease surgical site infections: a meta-analysis" by Chiang et al. 
  • Local Antibiotic Therapy to Reduce Infection After Operative Treatment of Fractures at High Risk of Infection: A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Trial (VANCO Study). 
  • Local anesthesia: a strategy for reducing surgical site infections? 
  • Long-Term, Prospective, Multicenter Study of Poly-4-Hydroxybutyrate Mesh (Phasix Mesh) for Hernia Repair in Cohort at Risk for Complication: 60-Month Follow-Up. 
  • Long-term follow-up of a randomized controlled trial of suture versus mesh repair of incisional hernia. 
  • Long-term reconstructive outcomes after expander-implant breast reconstruction with serious infectious or wound-healing complications. 
  • Long-term sequelae following median sternotomy wound infection and flap reconstruction. 
  • Major infection after pediatric cardiac surgery: a risk estimation model. 
  • Management of abdominal aortic graft complications. 
  • Management of postneurosurgical bone flap loss caused by infection. 
  • Management practices and major infections after cardiac surgery. 
  • Maternal near miss and mortality due to postpartum infection: a cross-sectional analysis from Rwanda. 
  • Mechanical bowel preps improve surgical outcomes in colorectal surgery. 
  • Minimally Invasive Surgical Site Infection in Procedure-Targeted ACS NSQIP Pancreaticoduodenectomies. 
  • Mitigation and education. 
  • Mitigation and education. 
  • Morbidity and mortality in the surgical treatment of 10,242 adults with spondylolisthesis. 
  • Morbidity and mortality in the surgical treatment of six hundred five pediatric patients with isthmic or dysplastic spondylolisthesis. 
  • Multiple nosocomial infections. An incidence study. 
  • Multiple-day drainage when using bone morphogenic protein for long-segment thoracolumbar fusions is associated with low rates of wound complications. 
  • Muscle Flap Closures in Spine Surgery: Predictors of Usage Patterns and Factors Associated With Postoperative Complications From the NSQIP Database. 
  • Mycoplasma hominis pneumonia complicating bilateral lung transplantation: case report and review of the literature. 
  • Nanoantibiotics: a new paradigm for the treatment of surgical infection. 
  • Necrotizing fasciitis of the shoulder following routine rotator cuff repair. A case report. 
  • Negative pressure wound therapy reduces incidence of postoperative wound infection and dehiscence after long-segment thoracolumbar spinal fusion: a single institutional experience. 
  • Negative pressure wound therapy reduces surgical site infections. 
  • Nonreamed locking intramedullary nailing for open fractures of the tibia. 
  • Nosocomial infections within the first month of solid organ transplantation. 
  • Novel Use of Active Leptospermum Honey for Ringed Fixator Pin Site Care in Diabetic Charcot Deformity Patients. 
  • Nurse-Initiated Telephone Follow Up after Ureteroscopic Stone Surgery. 
  • Obesity is a predictor of morbidity in 1,629 patients who underwent adrenalectomy. 
  • One size does not fit all: involve orthopaedic implant patients in deciding whether to use prophylactic antibiotics with dental procedures. 
  • Optimal surgical care for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: an international consensus. 
  • Optimizing Successful Outcomes in Complex Spine Reconstruction Using Local Muscle Flaps. 
  • Oropharyngeal Contamination Predisposes to Complications after Neck Dissection: An Analysis of 9462 Patients. 
  • Outpatient meniscectomy of the knee. 
  • Pediatric spinal deformities. 
  • Performance of statistical process control methods for regional surgical site infection surveillance: a 10-year multicentre pilot study. 
  • Perioperative Antibiotic Choice in Labored versus Unlabored Cesareans and Risk of Postcesarean Infectious Morbidity. 
  • Perioperative Bundle to Reduce Surgical Site Infection after Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Prospective Cohort Study. 
  • Perioperative Laboratory Markers as Risk Factors for Surgical Site Infection After Elective Hand Surgery. 
  • Perioperative complications influence recurrence and survival after resection of hepatic colorectal metastases. 
  • Perioperative methylprednisolone and outcome in neonates undergoing heart surgery. 
  • Pharmacokinetics and tissue penetration of cefoxitin in obesity: implications for risk of surgical site infection. 
  • Plastic Surgeon Closure of Index Spinal Cases: A Single-Institution Review of 928 Cases. 
  • Plastic surgery wound closure following resection of spinal metastases. 
  • Poor functional status as a risk factor for surgical site infection due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. 
  • Poor functional status is an independent predictor of surgical site infections due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in older adults. 
  • Post-operative delirium is an independent predictor of 30-day hospital readmission after spine surgery in the elderly (≥65years old): A study of 453 consecutive elderly spine surgery patients. 
  • Post-surgical infections and perioperative antibiotics usage in pediatric genitourinary procedures. 
  • Postdischarge antibiotic use for prophylaxis following spinal fusion. 
  • Postoperative Prophylactic Antibiotics Reduce Surgical Site Infection Rates after Ventral Hernia Repair: A Systematic Review. 
  • Postoperative infection following strabismus surgery: case series and increased incidence in a single referral center. 
  • Postoperative infection in cochlear implant patients. 
  • Postoperative infection in spine surgery: does the month matter? 
  • Postoperative surgical site infections in patients undergoing spinal tumor surgery: incidence and risk factors. 
  • Predictors of Hospital Readmission and Surgical Site Infection in the United States, Denmark, and Japan: Is Risk Stratification a Universal Language? 
  • Predictors of Infectious Complications after Targeted Prophylaxis for Prostate Needle Biopsy. 
  • Predictors of ventriculostomy infection in a large single-center cohort. 
  • Preoperative predictors for complications after pancreaticoduodenectomy: impact of BMI and body fat distribution. 
  • Preoperative use of anti-TNF therapy and postoperative complications in inflammatory bowel diseases: a meta-analysis. 
  • Preoperative β-blocker use in coronary artery bypass grafting surgery: national database analysis. 
  • Presence of gingivitis and periodontitis significantly increases hospital charges in patients undergoing heart valve surgery. 
  • Prevention of late PJI. 
  • Prevention of superficial wound separation with subcutaneous retention sutures. 
  • Prevention of surgical site infection: beyond SCIP. 
  • Prevention of surgical-site infections. 
  • Primary fascial closure during laparoscopic ventral hernia repair does not reduce 30-day wound complications. 
  • Principles of Anti-infective Dosing in Pregnancy. 
  • Prophylactic Antibiotic Regimens In Tumor Surgery (PARITY): a multi-center randomized controlled study comparing alternative antibiotic regimens in patients undergoing tumor resections with endoprosthetic replacements-a statistical analysis plan. 
  • Prophylactic use of intraoperative vancomycin powder and postoperative infection: an analysis of microbiological patterns in 1200 consecutive surgical cases. 
  • Radiological cases of the month. Expansile bone cyst in osteogenesis imperfecta. 
  • Random forest modeling can predict infectious complications following trauma laparotomy. 
  • Randomized Controlled Trial of Octyl Cyanoacrylate Skin Adhesive versus Subcuticular Suture for Skin Closure after Implantable Venous Port Placement. 
  • Rates of infection after spine surgery based on 108,419 procedures: a report from the Scoliosis Research Society Morbidity and Mortality Committee. 
  • Red eye after strabismus surgery: community-acquired MRSA periocular infection. 
  • Reduced CSF leak in complete calvarial reconstructions of microvascular decompression craniectomies using calcium phosphate cement. 
  • Reduction in wound morbidity rates following endoscopic saphenous vein harvest. 
  • Reduction of exit-site infections of tunnelled intravascular catheters among neutropenic patients by sustained-release chlorhexidine dressings: results from a prospective randomized controlled trial. 
  • Reduction of surgical site infections after laparoscopic gastric bypass with circular stapled gastrojejunostomy. 
  • Relationship between race and mortality and morbidity after valve replacement surgery. 
  • Relative risks of ventriculostomy infection and morbidity. 
  • Removal of a well-fixed metal-metal hip resurfacing acetabular component. 
  • Residual bacterial contamination after surgical preparation of the foot or ankle with or without alcohol. 
  • Results of the modified bi-pectoral muscle flap procedure for post-sternotomy deep wound infection. 
  • Retrospective analysis of culture-negative versus culture-positive postoperative spinal infections. 
  • Risk factors for 1-year mortality after postoperative mediastinitis. 
  • Risk factors for gram-negative bacterial surgical site infection: do allergies to antibiotics increase risk? 
  • Risk factors for infection after orthopaedic spine surgery at a high-volume institution. 
  • Risk factors for post-operative wound infection in the setting of chorioamnionitis and cesarean delivery. 
  • Risk factors for postoperative mediastinitis due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. 
  • Risk factors for postoperative spinal wound infections after spinal decompression and fusion surgeries. 
  • Risk factors for surgical site infection complicating laminectomy. 
  • Risk factors for surgical site infections after breast surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 
  • Risk factors for surgical site infections in older people. 
  • Risk prediction for Staphylococcus aureus surgical site infection following cardiothoracic surgery; A secondary analysis of the V710-P003 trial. 
  • Sacral osteomyelitis: an unusual complication of abdominal sacral colpopexy. 
  • Safety of transvenous cardiac resynchronization system implantation in patients with chronic heart failure: combined results of over 2,000 patients from a multicenter study program. 
  • Seasonal Variation of Common Surgical Site Infections: Does Season Matter? 
  • Secondary surgical-site infection after coronary artery bypass grafting: A multi-institutional prospective cohort study. 
  • Serious superficial incisional surgical site infections (SSISSIs): A proposed surveillance definition. 
  • Severe surgical site infection in community hospitals: epidemiology, key procedures, and the changing prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. 
  • Shifting surgical site infection denominators and implications for National Health Safety Network reporting. 
  • Short Operative Duration and Surgical Site Infection Risk in Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Procedures. 
  • Silver-Impregnated Dressing Does Not Decrease Incidence of Surgical Site Infection After Adult Cardiac Surgery. 
  • Single-dose versus multiple-dose piperacillin prophylaxis in primary cesarean operation. 
  • Sonographic appearance of oxidized cellulose (Surgicel): pitfall in the diagnosis of postoperative abscess. 
  • Staphylococcal surgical site infections. 
  • Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in the surgical patient: a prospective analysis of 73 postoperative patients who developed Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia at a tertiary care facility. 
  • Statewide costs of health care-associated infections: estimates for acute care hospitals in North Carolina. 
  • Sternal talon offers a solution for secondary sternum osteosynthesis in patients with nonunion. 
  • Sternal wound dehiscence complicated by macromastia: report of two cases with discussion of literature. 
  • Strategies to decolonize the shoulder of Cutibacterium acnes: a review of the literature. 
  • Strategies to prevent surgical site infections in acute care hospitals. 
  • Strategies to prevent surgical site infections in acute care hospitals: 2014 update. 
  • Sublay versus underlay in open ventral hernia repair. 
  • Successful management of orbital cellulitis and temporary visual loss after blepharoplasty. 
  • Surgical Site Infection Prevention: A Review. 
  • Surgical Site Infection in Children with Neuromuscular Disorders after Laparoscopic Gastrostomy: A Propensity-Matched National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatrics Database Analysis. 
  • Surgical Site Infections. 
  • Surgical Site Infections: An Update. 
  • Surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis: is the glass half empty or more than 99% full? 
  • Surgical complications associated with sentinel lymph node biopsy: results from a prospective international cooperative group trial. 
  • Surgical infection prophylaxis prior to left ventricular assist device implantation: A survey of clinical practice. 
  • Surgical site infection and analytic morphometric assessment of body composition in patients undergoing midline laparotomy. 
  • Surgical site infection in the elderly following orthopaedic surgery. Risk factors and outcomes. 
  • Surgical site infection in the elderly population. 
  • Surgical site infection prophylaxis strategies for cardiothoracic surgery: a decision-analytic model. 
  • Surgical site infection rates: open versus hand-assisted colorectal resections. 
  • Surgical site infections after laparoscopic and open cholecystectomies in community hospitals . 
  • Surgical site infections following bariatric surgery in community hospitals: a weighty concern? 
  • Surgical site infections. 
  • Surgical volume and the risk of surgical site infection in community hospitals: size matters. 
  • Surgical-site infection due to Staphylococcus aureus among elderly patients: mortality, duration of hospitalization, and cost. 
  • Surveying the surveillance: surgical site infections excluded by the January 2013 updated surveillance definitions. 
  • Suture, synthetic, or biologic in contaminated ventral hernia repair. 
  • Systematic review and consensus definitions for the Standardised Endpoints in Perioperative Medicine (StEP) initiative: infection and sepsis. 
  • The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Use of Bowel Preparation in Elective Colon and Rectal Surgery. 
  • The Baltodano Breast Reduction Score: A Nationwide, Multi-Institutional, Validated Approach to Reducing Surgical-Site Morbidity. 
  • The Clinical Role of Intraoperative Core Temperature in Free Tissue Transfer. 
  • The Contemporary Safety and Effectiveness of Lower Extremity Bypass Surgery and Peripheral Endovascular Interventions in the Treatment of Symptomatic Peripheral Arterial Disease. 
  • The Effect of Blood Loss on Cefazolin Levels in Women Undergoing Cesarean Delivery. 
  • The clinical experience with silicone-dacron metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint prostheses. 
  • The deadly toll of invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in community hospitals. 
  • The effect of increasing age on the risk of surgical site infection. 
  • The effect of increasing body mass index on wound complications in open ventral hernia repair with mesh. 
  • The effect of microbial contamination on musculocutaneous and random flaps. 
  • The effect of povidone-iodine solutions used as surgical preparations on the bacterial flora of the skin. 
  • The effect of surgical site infection on older operative patients. 
  • The evaluation of the implementation of the vascular preventative bundle and development of suggested interventions for improvement and sustainability. 
  • The evolving landscape of healthcare-associated infections: recent advances in prevention and a road map for research. 
  • The fibula-flexor hallucis longus osteomuscular flap. 
  • The impact of depth of infection and postdischarge surveillance on rate of surgical-site infections in a network of community hospitals. 
  • The impact of obesity on outcomes for patients undergoing mastectomy using the ACS-NSQIP data set. 
  • The impact of patient-reported penicillin or cephalosporin allergy on surgical site infections. 
  • The impact of surgical-site infections following orthopedic surgery at a community hospital and a university hospital: adverse quality of life, excess length of stay, and extra cost. 
  • The impact of surgical-site infections in the 1990s: attributable mortality, excess length of hospitalization, and extra costs. 
  • The preventive surgical site infection bundle in colorectal surgery: an effective approach to surgical site infection reduction and health care cost savings. 
  • The surgical care improvement project and prevention of post-operative infection, including surgical site infection. 
  • Thickness of subcutaneous fat as a risk factor for infection in cervical spine fusion surgery. 
  • Timing of definitive fixation of severe tibial plateau fractures with compartment syndrome does not have an effect on the rate of infection. 
  • Topical Vancomycin for Surgical Prophylaxis in Pediatric Craniofacial Surgeries. 
  • Topical vancomycin for surgical prophylaxis in non-instrumented pediatric spinal surgeries. 
  • Topical vancomycin surgical prophylaxis in pediatric open craniotomies: an institutional experience. 
  • Total knee arthroplasty in hemophilia. 
  • Trabeculectomy with mitomycin-C in pediatric glaucomas. 
  • Treatment of meningomyelocele in indigent and nonindigent patients. 
  • Two-year outcomes in primary THA in obese male veterans administration medical center patients. 
  • Unplanned Admissions Following Hip Arthroscopy: Incidence and Risk Factors. 
  • Use of both internal thoracic arteries in diabetic patients increases deep sternal wound infection. 
  • Use of optimised dual statistical process control charts for early detection of surgical site infection outbreaks. 
  • Vagal nerve stimulator pocket infections. 
  • Validated prediction model for severe groin wound infection after lower extremity revascularization procedures. 
  • Validating a 3-point prediction rule for surgical site infection after coronary artery bypass surgery. 
  • Variation in the type and frequency of postoperative invasive Staphylococcus aureus infections according to type of surgical procedure. 
  • Which Comorbid Conditions Should We Be Analyzing as Risk Factors for Healthcare-Associated Infections? 
  • Which Complications Matter Most? Prioritizing Quality Improvement in Emergency General Surgery. 
  • Wound classification reporting in HPB surgery: can a single word change public perception of institutional performance? 
  • Wound infection after cholecystectomy. Correlation between bacteria in bile and wound infection after operation on the gallbladder for acute and chronic gallstone disease. 
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  • Alexander, John Hunter Peel, Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology
  • Berchuck, Andrew, James M. Ingram Distinguished Professor of Gynecologic Oncology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gynecologic Oncology
  • Reed, Shelby Derene, Professor in Population Health Sciences, Duke Science & Society
  • Sampson, John Howard, Robert H., M.D. and Gloria Wilkins Professor of Neurosurgery, in the School of Medicine, Biomedical Engineering