Is there value in the routine practice of discarding the incision scalpel from the surgical field to prevent deep wound contamination with Cutibacterium acnes?
Levy BJ, Grimm NL, Jimenez AE, Shea KP, Mazzocca AD. Is there value in the routine practice of discarding the incision scalpel from the surgical field to prevent deep wound contamination with Cutibacterium acnes? Journal Of Shoulder And Elbow Surgery 2020, 30: 806-810. PMID: 32771608, PMCID: PMC7409834, DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2020.07.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC acnesShoulder arthroplastyShoulder infectionInclusion criteriaWound contaminationPatients meeting inclusion criteriaPrimary reverse shoulder arthroplastyCutibacterium acnesSurgical fieldInstitutional review board approvalPeriprosthetic shoulder infectionTertiary care hospitalConsecutive case seriesFellowship-trained surgeonsReverse shoulder arthroplastyInitial skin incisionFit inclusion criteriaMeeting inclusion criteriaReview board approvalRevision shoulder arthroplastyCare hospitalConsecutive patientsCase seriesSkin preparation techniquesCulture reports