Does Staphylococcus aureus nasal decontamination affect the rate of early surgical site infection in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgery?

European Spine Journal : Official Publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society
Cindy MalletBrice Ilharreborde

Abstract

Surgical site infection (SSI) is a main complication after adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) surgery. Nasal colonization with S. aureus is a known risk factor for developing nosocomial infections in cardiac surgery. However, the risk in orthopedic surgery remains unclear, especially in spine surgery. This study aims to report the efficacy of a preoperative nasal decontamination program in S. aureus carriers on the incidence of early SSI after AIS posterior surgery. Between January 2014 and July 2017, all AIS patients were screened preoperatively with nasal swabs and decontaminated if positive 5 days before surgery. Early SSI was identified, and microorganisms findings were analyzed within nasal carriage and compared to a previous series published before the decontamination program (2007-2011). Among the 331 AIS posterior fusion performed during the study period, incidence of positive nasal swab was 23% (n = 75). Those were preoperatively decontaminated. In comparison with the period before the nasal decontamination program, incidence of S. aureus early SSI significantly decreased from 5.1 to 1.3%, p < 0.05. None of those S. aureus decontaminated patients had an early S. aureus SSI. In all cases of S. aureus infections, S. a...Continue Reading

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Jan 4, 2019·European Spine Journal : Official Publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society·Robert C Mulholland
Apr 29, 2020·European Spine Journal : Official Publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society·Marion CaserisCindy Mallet

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