The implementation of an infection prevention bundle reduces surgical site infections following cranial surgery

Jörger, Ann-Kathrin; Wimmer, Nikolaus; Lange, Nicole; Wagner, Arthur; Janssen, Insa; Krieg, Sandro; Meyer, Bernhard; Shiban, Ehab

doi:10.1007/s00701-018-3704-8

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English

The implementation of an infection prevention bundle reduces surgical site infections following cranial surgery

ContributorsJörger, Ann-Kathrin; Wimmer, Nikolaus; Lange, Nicole; Wagner, Arthur; Janssen, Insa; Krieg, Sandro; Meyer, Bernhard; Shiban, Ehab

Published inActa Neurochirurgica, vol. 160, no. 12, p. 2307-2312

Publication date2018

Abstract

The benefit of an infection prevention bundle made up of five basic procedures to avoid surgical site infections (SSIs) following cranial surgery was evaluated.

Keywords

Adult
Aged
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neurosurgical Procedures/adverse effects/methods/standards
Skull/surgery
Staphylococcal Infections/prevention & control
Surgical Wound Infection/prevention & control

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Not a UNIGE publication

Research groups

Groupe Schaller Karl Lothard (neurochirurgie) (851)

Citation (ISO format)

JÖRGER, Ann-Kathrin et al. The implementation of an infection prevention bundle reduces surgical site infections following cranial surgery. In: Acta Neurochirurgica, 2018, vol. 160, n° 12, p. 2307–2312. doi: 10.1007/s00701-018-3704-8

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PID : unige:158104
DOI : 10.1007/s00701-018-3704-8
PMID : 30350183

Journal ISSN0001-6268

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The implementation of an infection prevention bundle reduces surgical site infections following cranial surgery

The benefit of an infection prevention bundle made up of five basic procedures to avoid surgical site infections (SSIs) following cranial surgery was evaluated.

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