Results of a quality improvement initiative reassessing an institutional lumbar drain infection prevention protocol.

Lewis, Ariane; Rothstein, Aaron; Pacione, Donato

Lewis, Ariane; Rothstein, Aaron; Pacione, Donato.

Affiliation

Lewis A; Departments of1Neurology and.
Rothstein A; 2Neurosurgery, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, New York.
Pacione D; Departments of1Neurology and.

J Neurosurg Spine ; 29(1): 54-58, 2018 07.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29701568

Subject(s)

Anti-Bacterial Agents/administration & dosage; Drainage/instrumentation; Prosthesis-Related Infections/prevention & control; Quality Improvement; Aged; Anti-Bacterial Agents/adverse effects; Anti-Bacterial Agents/economics; Biomarkers/cerebrospinal fluid; Drainage/economics; Drainage/methods; Drug Resistance, Bacterial; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Prosthesis-Related Infections/cerebrospinal fluid; Prosthesis-Related Infections/economics; Quality Improvement/economics

Key words

CDI = Clostridium difficile infection; CSF = cerebrospinal fluid; IQR = interquartile range; PPSA = prophylactic systemic antibiotics; SSI = surgical site infection; antibiotics; lumbar drain; prophylaxis; surgical site infection

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Drainage / Prosthesis-Related Infections / Quality Improvement / Anti-Bacterial Agents Limits: Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: J Neurosurg Spine Journal subject: NEUROCIRURGIA Year: 2018 Document type: Article

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