• Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Jul 2019

    Contamination rate of the surgical gowns during total hip arthroplasty.

    • Ianiv Klaber, Pablo Ruiz, Daniel Schweitzer, Maria Jesus Lira, Eduardo Botello, and Aniela Wozniak.
    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Diagonal Paraguay 362, 3rd floor, 8330077, Santiago, Chile. iklaber@med.puc.cl.
    • Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2019 Jul 1; 139 (7): 1015-1019.

    IntroductionSurgical instrument contamination during total joint replacement is a matter of major concern. Available recommendations suggest changing suction tips, gloves and avoiding light handle manipulation during the procedure. There is a paucity of data regarding surgical gown contamination. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the contamination rate of surgical gowns (SGs) during total hip arthroplasty (THA) and secondarily compare it with other orthopedic procedures.Materials And MethodsOne hundred and forty surgical gowns (from 70 surgeries) were screened for bacterial contamination using thioglycolate (a high-sensitivity culture broth). The THA contamination rate was compared with those of knee and spine procedures. Controls were obtained at the beginning of every surgery and from the culture broth. The procedure's duration and the level of training of the surgeon were evaluated as potential risk factors for contamination.ResultsBacterial contamination was identified on 12% of surgical gowns (22% of surgical procedures). The contamination rate during THA was 4.1% (2% in primary THA and 8.3% in revisions) vs 21.67% during other surgeries (spine and knee) (OR 6.15, p = 0.012). There were no contaminated SGs during THAs performed in ≤ 2 h (0/33 SGs) vs 7.5% (3/40) for THAs that took ≥ 2 h (p = 0.25).ConclusionThere was a high rate of SG contamination during orthopedic procedures that was higher during non-arthroplasty procedures and prolonged THAs. There were no contaminated surgical gowns in THAs under 120 min, efforts should point keeping primary THAs under this cutoff time. As a general recommendation, SGs should be changed every time there is concern about potential contamination.

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