2023
Postoperative Antibiotics Following Reduction Mammaplasty Does Not Reduce Rates of Surgical Site Infection
Mookerjee V, Kammien A, Prassinos A, Grauer J, Butler P. Postoperative Antibiotics Following Reduction Mammaplasty Does Not Reduce Rates of Surgical Site Infection. Aesthetic Surgery Journal 2023, 43: np494-np499. PMID: 36788713, DOI: 10.1093/asj/sjad030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRate of SSISurgical site infectionBody mass indexReduction mammaplasty patientsPostoperative antibioticsPerioperative antibioticsED visitsSSI ratesSite infectionObese populationReduction mammaplastyPostoperative antibiotic useElixhauser Comorbidity IndexEmergency department visitsSubgroup of patientsPostoperative prescriptionComorbidity indexObese patientsPostoperative courseDepartment visitsMass indexAntibiotic utilizationSubgroup analysisAntibiotic useHigh risk
2017
Incidence, Risk Factors, and Impact of Clostridium difficile Colitis Following Primary Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
Bovonratwet P, Bohl DD, Malpani R, Nam D, Della Valle CJ, Grauer JN. Incidence, Risk Factors, and Impact of Clostridium difficile Colitis Following Primary Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2017, 33: 205-210.e1. PMID: 28870746, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2017.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overArthroplasty, Replacement, HipArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeClostridioides difficileColitisEnterocolitis, PseudomembranousFemaleHumansIncidenceKnee JointMaleMiddle AgedPatient DischargePostoperative ComplicationsQuality ImprovementRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsUnited StatesConceptsNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramDifficile colitisPrimary total hipRisk factorsQuality Improvement ProgramPrimary THATotal hipProcedural risk factorsClostridium difficile colitisHigh-risk patientsUrinary tract infectionInfectious risk factorsPoisson multivariate regressionPreoperative anemiaPerioperative antibioticsPostoperative periodTract infectionsPrimary outcomeSubstantial morbidityKnee arthroplastyColitisPatientsClinical implicationsHospital quality