Effectiveness of prophylactic intranasal photodynamic disinfection therapy and chlorhexidine gluconate body wipes for surgical site infection prophylaxis in adult spine surgery

CONCLUSION: Preoperative nPDT-CHG administration is an effective prophylactic strategy for spinal SSIs, with significant cost savings. Given its rapid action, minimal risk of antimicrobial resistance, broad-spectrum activity and high compliance rate, preoperative nPDT-CHG decolonization should be the standard of care for all patients undergoing emergent or elective spine surgery.PMID:37967971 | DOI:10.1503/cjs.016922

Source: Canadian Journal of Surgery - November 15, 2023 Category: Surgery Authors: Eryck Moskven Daniel Banaszek Eric C Sayre Aleksandra Gara Elizabeth Bryce Titus Wong Tamir Ailon Rapha ële Charest-Morin Nicolas Dea Marcel F Dvorak Charles G Fisher Brian K Kwon Scott Paquette John T Street Source Type: research