OBJECTIVE: To investigate the frequency, source, and risk factors of intraoperative (IO) surgeon and @entity1 bacterial contamination during clean orthopedic surgeries, and to investigate the relationship between IO contamination and @entity281 ( @entity281 ) in @entity235 . STUDY DESIGN: Prospective clinical study. SAMPLE POPULATION: Client-owned @entity235 undergoing stifle surgery (n   =   100). METHODS: IO cultures were taken in each case from surgical foot wrap, peri-incisional skin, surgical gloves, and the surgical team's hands. The environment (operating room [OR] lights, computers, scrub sink faucet, anesthesia gurney, and radiology table) was sampled every 5 months. Bacteria were identified and the contamination of each case was categorized. All gloves from the surgical team were collected and tested for perforations using a water infusion test. Cases were followed for at least 8 weeks to determine the presence or absence of @entity281 . Perioperative variables were evaluated for association with IO contamination and @entity281 . RESULTS: Bacterial isolates were yielded from 81% of procedures from 1 or more sources; 58% had positive hand cultures, 46% had positive glove cultures, 23% had positive @entity1 skin cultures, and 12% had positive foot wrap cultures. Staphylococcus spp. was the most commonly recovered bacteria. There was no apparent association between IO contamination and @entity281 . The highest level of environmental contamination was associated with the scrub sink faucet, followed by the radiology table, anesthesia gurney, and OR computers. The IO glove perforation rate was 18%. CONCLUSION: Clean orthopedic procedures commonly had clinically insignificant bacterial contamination. In our study, bacteria responsible for @entity281 did not appear to colonize the @entity1 in the OR.

Survey of Intraoperative Bacterial Contamination in XXXX Undergoing Elective Orthopedic Surgery.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patient'] @entity281 :: ('MESH:D007239', 'Disease') :: ['surgical site infection', 'SSI'] @entity235 :: ('9615', 'Species') :: ['dogs']
@entity235 :: (9615,Species) :: ['Dogs']
