Evaluating the role of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)-specific antibiotic prophylaxis for neurosurgical patients

AR Adapa, JR Linzey, BJ Daou, UV Mehta… - Clinical Neurology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective Surgical site infection (SSI) in neurosurgical patients increases morbidity. Despite
the rise of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization, there is little …

Comprehensive approach to reduce surgical site infections in patients undergoing neurosurgical procedures

AR Nusair, WS El Nekidy, L Reynolds, D Evans… - Surgical …, 2021 - liebertpub.com
Background: Surgical site infections (SSIs) are recognized complications of surgical
procedures. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization increases the …

Perioperative management of neurosurgical patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

PT Akins, J Belko, A Banerjee, K Guppy… - Journal of …, 2010 - thejns.org
Object The emergence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has posed a
challenge in the treatment of neurosurgical patients. The authors investigated the impact of …

Risk factors for surgical site infections in neurosurgery patients with antibiotic prophylaxis

T Erman, H Demirhindi, Aİ Göçer, M Tuna, F İldan… - Surgical neurology, 2005 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: This prospective study aimed to determine the spectrum and the main risk
factors of surgical site infection (SSI) after neurosurgical procedures in our clinic. METHODS …

The impact of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a neurosurgical unit: a growing problem

KK Gnanalingham, A Elsaghier, C Kibbler… - Journal of …, 2003 - thejns.org
Object. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is a growing problem
worldwide. To investigate the severity of the problem, the authors surveyed the incidence of …

Implementation of an infection prevention bundle is associated with reduced surgical site infections in cranial neurosurgery

SL Rubeli, D D'Alonzo, B Mueller, N Bartlomé… - Neurosurgical …, 2019 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to quantify surgical site infection (SSI) rates after
cranial neurosurgery in a tertiary care hospital, identify risk factors for SSI, and evaluate the …

[HTML][HTML] Length of preoperative hospital stay is the dominating risk factor for surgical site infection in neurosurgery: A cohort data-driven analysis

EG Cediel, VL Boerwinkle, JF Ramon… - Surgical neurology …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: The number of days of preoperative hospital stay (PHS) is a modifiable
variable that has shown contradictory surgical site infection (SSI) risk factor results in …

Incidence, depth, and severity of surgical site infections after neurosurgical interventions

MN Stienen, N Moser, P Krauss, L Regli… - Acta neurochirurgica, 2019 - Springer
Background Today, there are only few reports on the incidence of surgical site infections
(SSIs) in neurosurgery. The objective of this work was to determine the rate of SSI at a …

Risk factors for surgical site infections after neurosurgery: A focus on the postoperative period

N Cassir, S De La Rosa, A Melot, A Touta… - American journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Surgical site infection (SSI) after neurosurgery has potentially devastating
consequences. Methods A prospective cohort study was conducted over a period of 24 …

Multidisciplinary Implementation of Published Surgical Site Infection Prevention Recommendations Is Associated with Improved Outcomes in Neurosurgical Patients

KJ Palladino, H Dixon, MH Yassin, S Semroc… - American Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Surgical site infections (SSIs) are among the most common, most expensive
healthcare-associated infections. In 2019, spinal fusions and laminectomies are associated …