Search PubMed⌕ Search

Biomedical subjects

A R Glassburn

Publications and source records attributed to A R Glassburn.

5 recordsLinked to original sources

The effect of previous surgery, operating room environment, and preventive antibiotics on postoperative infection following total hip arthroplasty.

In 711 consecutive total hip arthroplasty operations, approximately 80% of patients were followed one to 7 years. Per priman operations outnumbered hips having had previous operations 511 to 200. The incidence of infection was higher in the hips having had previous operations (1.6 vs 3.5%). The overall incidence of deep infection was 16/711, or 23%. Analysis of the influences of operating room environment and preventative antibiotics revealed that there was a marked decrease in the attack rate of deep infection (7.6 vs 0.6%) when the Clean Room, personnel-isolator system, and preventative antibiotics were used. Reduced intraoperative wound bacterial contamination is accompanied by a reduced incidence of sepsis.

Air Microbiology↗