Infection Control Matters

Surgical Site Infection (SSI) prevention with Charles Edmiston

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In this episode, Phil Russo flies solo and discusses strategies for prevention of SSI with Professor Charles Edmiston, Emeritus Professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. Chuck has a longstanding interest in SSI prevention and a few of his papers are listed below. As ever, 'compliance' with interventions is a key issue.

  1. Parvizi, J., S. Barnes, N. Shohat & C. E. Edmiston, Jr. (2017) Environment of care: Is it time to reassess microbial contamination of the operating room air as a risk factor for surgical site infection in total joint arthroplasty? Am J Infect Control, 45, 1267-1272. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28818359
  • Leaper, D. J., C. E. Edmiston, Jr. & C. E. Holy (2017) Meta-analysis of the potential economic impact following introduction of absorbable antimicrobial sutures. Br J Surg, 104, e134-e144. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28093728
  • Edmiston, C. E., Jr. & D. Leaper (2017) Should preoperative showering or cleansing with chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) be part of the surgical care bundle to prevent surgical site infection? J Infect Prev, 18, 311-314. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29344102
  • Edmiston, C. E., Jr., N. A. Ledeboer, B. W. Buchan, M. Spencer, G. R. Seabrook & D. Leaper (2016) Is Staphylococcal Screening and Suppression an Effective Interventional Strategy for Reduction of Surgical Site Infection? Surg Infect (Larchmt), 17, 158-66. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26836053
  • Tanner, J., W. Padley, O. Assadian, D. Leaper, M. Kiernan & C. Edmiston (2015) Do surgical care bundles reduce the risk of surgical site infections in patients undergoing colorectal surgery? A systematic review and cohort meta-analysis of 8,515 patients. Surgery, 158, 66-77. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25920911
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