Infection Rates after Periocular Surgery Utilizing New versus Re-Processed Monopolar Electrocautery.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:To determine if there is a difference in periocular post-operative infection rates when utilizing new versus re-processed monopolar electrocautery tips. METHODS:Retrospective cohort study of 4,976 consecutive surgical cases involving 17,149 procedures. Post-operative infections were identified using chart review, facility infection surveillance records, and surgeon reporting. The main outcome measure was the presence or absence of infection within 30 post-operative days. The Fischer exact test was used to compare infection rates between cautery modalities. All statistical analysis was conducted at the 0.05 α level. RESULTS:There was no statistically significant difference between new and re-processed monopolar cautery infection rates (p=0.3879). CONCLUSIONS:Post-operative infection rates are similar for periocular surgery using both new and re-processed monopolar cautery. These findings suggest that re-processed cautery is a viable option for periocular surgery to decrease cost and reduce material waste without affecting the quality of care.

journal_name

Surg Infect (Larchmt)

journal_title

Surgical infections

authors

Czyz CN,Abramowitz BD,Goodman AE,Foster JA,Cahill KV,Everman KR

doi

10.1089/sur.2014.055

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2015-06-01 00:00:00

pages

241-3

issue

3

eissn

1096-2964

issn

1557-8674

journal_volume

16

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