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A Castel-Oñate1, O Marín-Peña2, J C Martínez Pastor3
1Hospital Universitario Príncipe de Asturias, Alcalá de Henares, España.
Background And Objective:
Prevention of postoperative surgical site infections is indeed feasible. The aim of this work is to analyses adherence to international guidelines for the prevention of infections in elective orthopedic prosthetic surgery by means of a survey of a representative sample of Spanish orthopedic surgeons, with the purpose to establish general recommendations.
Material And Method:
A population survey was conducted in online format consisting of 78 questions to analyze the usual clinical practice of Spanish orthopedic surgeons in the face of periprosthetic infections of the hip and knee, and their adherence to international guidelines.
Results:
The results of the survey (n=138) show in clinical practice of Spanish orthopedic surgeons a high adherence to most of the international recommendations.
Conclusions:
The integration high adherence of individual clinical practice with the best available scientific evidence based on the recommendations of international guidelines is the best way to adequately manage the prevention of periprosthetic infection in elective surgery.
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