ArticleUpdates in surgery2021
Management of superficial and deep surgical site infection: an international multidisciplinary consensus.
Article in Updates in surgery, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07275307 (Evaluating the Effects of Prontosan Wound Gel X on the Occurrence of Superficial Surgical Site Infections in Adult Cardiac Surgery Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 10 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Evaluating the Effects of Prontosan Wound Gel X on the Occurrence of Superficial Surgical Site Infections in Adult Cardiac Surgery Patients: A Single-Arm, Phase IV, Adaptive Feasibility Study
Who cites it
10 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of outcomes associated with incisional and organ/space surgical site infections in abdominal surgery patients.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2025Pooled it
- Defeating Cancel Culture in Surgical Site Infection Research: A Plea to Include Microbial Cultures and Antibiotic Sensitivity Data.Surgical infections · 2022Pooled it
- Comparative efficacy of intraoperative wound irrigation with aqueous chlorhexidine versus normal saline to prevent surgical site infections: a double-blind randomized controlled trial.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2026Trial
- Alcoholic vs. aqueous chlorhexidine for abdominal surgery skin preparation: a randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Effectiveness of surgical skin preparation solutions in orthopaedic surgery: A systematic review of the current comparative literature.World journal of orthopedics · 2025Article
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- Construction and validation of a nomogram predictive model for assessing the risk of surgical site infections following posterior lumbar fusion surgery.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- RETRACTED: Evaluating the effectiveness of proactive perioperative nursing strategies on the prevention of surgical site infections and the enhancement of skin healing in paediatric abdominal surgery.International wound journal · 2024Article
- Pharmacokinetic Interpretation of Applying Local Drug Delivery System for the Treatment of Deep Surgical Site Infection in the Spine.Pharmaceutics · 2024Article
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7 authors at 6 institutions in 6 countries.
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Abstract
Surgical site infections represent a considerable burden for healthcare systems. To obtain a consensus on the impact and future clinical and economic needs regarding SSI management in an era of multidrug resistance. A modified Delphi method was used to obtain consensus among experts from five European countries. The Delphi questionnaire was assembled by a steering committee, verified by a panel of experts and administered to 90 experts in 8 different surgical specialities (Abdominal, Cancer, Cardiac, General surgery, Orthopaedic, Thoracic, Transplant and Vascular and three other specialities (infectious disease, internal medicine microbiology). Respondents (n = 52) reached consensus on 62/73 items including that resistant pathogens are an increasing matter of concern and increase both treatment complexity and the length of hospital stay. There was strong positive consensus on the cost-effectiveness of early discharge (ED) programs, improvement of quality of life with ED and association between increased length of stay and economic burden to the hospital. However, established ED protocols were not widely available in their hospitals. Respondents expressed a positive consensus on the usefulness of antibiotics that allow ED. Surgeons are aware of their responsibility in an interdisciplinary team for the treatment of SSI, and of the impact of multidrug-resistant bacteria in the context of SSI. Reducing the length of hospital stays by applying ED protocols and implementing new treatment alternatives is crucial to reduce harm to patients and costs for the hospital.
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