| Autor: |
Sott, A.H., Jones, R., Davies, S., Cumberland, N. |
| Zdroj: |
HIP International; January 2001, Vol. 11 Issue: 2 p102-106, 5p |
| Abstrakt: |
This audit was set up at Frimley Park Hospital in 1996 to assess how screening patients for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) before total hip replacement would affect the post-operative rate of wound infection with this multi-resistant organism.Over 12 months, 123 patients were screened for MRSA during their pre-operative assessment for total hip replacement. Four ‘screen-positive’ patients were identified, treated and their surgery postponed until clearance; none developed MRSA - related problems.The wound infection rate did not significantly drop when compared to a similar unscreened patient cohort who had undergone total hip replacement the previous year. |
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