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Melissa Bathish1, Margaret McLaughlin, AkkeNeel Talsma
1University of Michigan School of Nursing, Ann Arbor, Michigan (Dr Bathish); School of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (Dr Talsma); and Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis (Dr McLaughlin).
Abstract:
This secondary analysis evaluated the association of operating room scrub staff expertise, based on frequency of working on a specific surgical procedure, with the development of surgical site infections. The odds of developing surgical site infections decreased by 5.7% (odds ratio = 0.943; 95% confidence interval, 0.834-1.067) with increased expertise, although a statistically significant association was not established (P = .354). The relationship between operating room scrub staff expertise and patient outcomes is important to understand.
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