Is there value in the routine practice of discarding the incision scalpel from the surgical field to prevent deep wound contamination with Cutibacterium acnes? An update
Shroff J, Hanna P, Levy B, Jimenez A, Grimm N, Cote M, Mazzocca A. Is there value in the routine practice of discarding the incision scalpel from the surgical field to prevent deep wound contamination with Cutibacterium acnes? An update. Journal Of Shoulder And Elbow Surgery 2023, 32: 1924-1928. PMID: 36967056, DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2023.02.130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInitial skin incisionC acnesShoulder arthroplastyMedical comorbiditiesSkin incisionSingle fellowship-trained surgeonCutibacterium acnesReverse total shoulder arthroplastyPositive culture findingsTertiary referral hospitalBody mass indexConsecutive case seriesFellowship-trained surgeonsSkin preparation protocolTotal shoulder arthroplastyDevelopment of infectionTime of incisionPrevious pilot studyMale patientsPostoperative infectionReferral hospitalCase seriesMass indexPatient cohortPeriprosthetic infection