Risk of bacterial colonization by torniquet during arthroscopy of the knee joint
Preoperative skin antisepsis is mandatory due to the risk of SSI caused by skin flora. However, in a population without a history of joint infection, the current preoperative standards for skin antisepsis seem to be sufficient to minimize SSIs during knee arthroscopy. A glove change after elastic wrapping is not necessary.
Authors
- Christoph Hellmund
- Ralf Henkelmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5274-1896)
- Pierre Hepp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6510-2943)
- Peter Melcher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4747-8488)
- Nadine Dietze
Institutions
- Helios Park-Klinikum Leipzig (DE)
- Leipzig University (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2024-10-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3205/dgkh000502
- Primary Topic
- Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00