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Decrease Surgical Site Infections
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Introduction to the topic of surgical site infections in pediatric surgery.
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Mention of the 2017 Norton et al. study and the reduction of infection rate from 21% to 8% using a perioperative bundle.
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Highlight of the 2019 JPS article showing further reduction to 2% by changing antibiotics.
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Antibiotic change from cefoxitin to Unison mentioned.
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Call to action to check out the links for further information.
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Dr. Ponsky reviews the JPS article, 'effective methods to decrease surgical site infections in pediatric gastrointestinal surgery' in 30 seconds!
Links to the articles discussed:
- Effective methods to decrease surgical site infections in pediatric gastrointestinal surgery http://bit.ly/2YXpty3
Decreasing Surgical Site Infections in Pediatric Stoma Closures http://bit.ly/2r5iQxm
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Hey pediatric surgery, here's an article you should know about. In 2017, Norton at all out of Columbus, published that by implementing a perioperative bundle for stoma takedown, they were able to reduce the wound infection rate from 21% to 8%. But in their most recent article in the October 2019 issue of JPS, they published that they could reduce the infection rate even further down to 2% by changing the antibiotics from cefoxitin to Unison. Check out the links.
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