An outbreak of surgical site infections following craniotomy procedures associated with a change in the ultrasonic surgical aspirator decontamination process

An outbreak of surgical site infections following craniotomy procedures associated with a change in the ultrasonic surgical aspirator decontamination process

Highlights • Changing the sterilization processes of surgical power tools can cause infections. • The complex designs of surgical power tools promote contamination. • Manufacturer's instructions must be followed for cleaning surgical power tools.

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of infection control 2017-04, Vol.45 (4), p.433-435
Hauptverfasser: Sheitoyan-Pesant, Caroline, MD, Alarie, Isabelle, MD, Iorio-Morin, Christian, MD, PhD, Mathieu, David, MD, Carignan, Alex, MD, MSc
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Aged
Craniotomy - adverse effects
Craniotomy - instrumentation
Disease Outbreaks
Equipment and Supplies
Humans
Infection Control
Infectious Disease
Medical equipment
Medical personnel
Neurosurgery
Nosocomial infections
Quebec - epidemiology
Retrospective Studies
Sterilization
Sterilization - methods
Surgical power tool
Surgical Wound Infection - epidemiology
Tertiary Care Centers
Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights • Changing the sterilization processes of surgical power tools can cause infections. • The complex designs of surgical power tools promote contamination. • Manufacturer's instructions must be followed for cleaning surgical power tools.
ISSN:0196-6553
1527-3296
DOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2016.11.020