Intraoperative and postoperative infection prevention

K Goswami, KL Stevenson, J Parvizi - The Journal of Arthroplasty, 2020 - Elsevier
Implementation of strategies for prevention of surgical site infection and periprosthetic joint
infection is gaining further attention. We provide an overview of the pertinent evidence …

[HTML][HTML] Polyester mesh dressings reduce delayed wound healing and reoperations compared with silver-impregnated occlusive dressings after knee arthroplasty

FL Anderson, CL Herndon, A Lakra, JA Geller… - Arthroplasty Today, 2020 - Elsevier
Background New dressings aimed at reducing surgical wound complications after knee
arthroplasty continue to evolve. We compared wound complications and reoperations …

A prospective randomized controlled clinical investigation comparing two post-operative wound dressings used after elective hip and knee replacement; Mepilex® …

H Beele, P Van Overschelde, C Olivecrona… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Post-operative wound complications, including blistering and surgical site
infections, can increase recovery times, costs associated with hospital stay and morbidity …

[PDF][PDF] Comparison of the aquacel ag surgical dressing vs standard dressing in the treatment of the wound site infection and patient comfort in total knee arthroplasty

M Akdoğan, H Atilla - Journal of Clinical Practice and …, 2020 - jag.journalagent.com
Objective: The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of the Aquacel Ag surgical
dressing on wound site infections and patient comfort in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) …