ArticleBioMed research international2019
The Effectiveness of Sterile Wound Drapes in the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection in Thoracic Surgery.
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- Strategies to Prevent Surgical Site Infections in Orthopaedic Surgery: A Literature Review.Cureus · 2025Review
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- Surgical site infection at chest tube drainage site following pulmonary resection for malignant lesions.Journal of thoracic disease · 2021Article
- Surgical Site Infections Are Associated With Higher Blood Loss and Open Access in General Thoracic Practice.Frontiers in surgery · 2021Article
- The Socioeconomic Impact of Surgical Site Infections.Frontiers in public health · 2021Review
- Can sterility of stripped iodophor-impregnated plastic adhesive drape be maintained at the time of incision closure in total hip arthroplasty?Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe rate of surgical site infections (SSIs) has decreased in parallel to advances in sterilization techniques. Such infections increase morbidity and hospitalization costs. The use of iodine-impregnated sterile wound drapes (SWDs) is recommended to prevent or reduce the incidence of these infections. However, there is a paucity of data regarding their use in thoracic surgical procedures. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of sterile wound drapes in the prevention of these infections and the effects on hospitalization costs.
methodsPerioperative iodine-impregnated SWDs have been used since January 2015 in the Thoracic Surgery Clinic of our hospital. A retrospective evaluation was made of patients who underwent anatomic pulmonary resection via thoracotomy with SWD in the period January 2015-2017, compared with a control group who underwent the same surgery without SWD in the 2-year period before January 2015. Factors that may have increased the risk of surgical site infection were documented and the occurrence of SSI was recorded from postoperative follow-up data. The cost analysis was performed as an important criterion to investigate the benefits of SWD.
resultsEvaluation was made of 654 patients in the study group (n:380) using SWD, the operation time was significantly longer, and perioperative blood transfusion was significantly higher, whereas treatment costs (p=0.0001) and wound culture positivity (p=0.004) were significantly lower and less surgical wound debridement was performed (p=0.002).
conclusionThe findings suggest that the use of sterile wound draping in thoracic surgery procedures reduces surgical site infections and hospitalization costs.
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