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ArticleAntimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE2025

Surgical site infections and the discharge care of surgical drains following spinal fusions: a qualitative inquiry.

Sydney LeSon, Jean Horoho, Leonard Mermel

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Article in Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Sydney LeSonDepartment of Epidemiology and Infection Prevention, Brown University Health, Providence, RI, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9240-4917
Jean HorohoDepartment of Epidemiology and Infection Prevention, Brown University Health, Providence, RI, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0245-114X
Leonard MermelDepartment of Epidemiology and Infection Prevention, Brown University Health, Providence, RI, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8898-7406

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Patient interviews suggest there is a difference in surgical drain management after hospital discharge among patients who developed surgical site infection (SSI) compared to those without an SSI. Based on our findings, postoperative drain care instruction was revised with the goal of improving compliance with management of this device.

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PMID41079966
PMCPMC12509140

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