Infection surveillance and prevention strategies to detect and prevent postaccess breast tissue expander infections

No standardized surveillance criteria exist for surgical site infection after breast tissue expander (BTE) access. This report provides a framework for defining postaccess BTE infections and identifies contributing factors to infection during the expansion period. Implementing infection prevention g...

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Published in:Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2019-11, Vol.40 (11), p.1275-1277
Main Authors: Sharara, Sima L, Saunders, Heather M, Fabre, Valeria, Cosgrove, Sara E, Fellerman, Donna P, Rock, Clare, Trexler, Polly A, Lewis, Laura B, Bernstein, Meg G, Manahan, Michele A, Sacks, Justin M, Rosson, Gedge D, Maragakis, Lisa L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Clinical outcomes
Disease control
Disease prevention
Health surveillance
Hospitals
Infectious diseases
Intervention
Nursing
Patient safety
Plastic surgery
Prevention
Quality improvement
Reconstructive surgery
Surgical site infections
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Summary:No standardized surveillance criteria exist for surgical site infection after breast tissue expander (BTE) access. This report provides a framework for defining postaccess BTE infections and identifies contributing factors to infection during the expansion period. Implementing infection prevention guidelines for BTE access may reduce postaccess BTE infections.
ISSN:0899-823X
1559-6834
DOI:10.1017/ice.2019.222