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The Cost Implications of Clean Air Systems and Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Operations for Total Joint Replacement

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

O.M. Lidwell
O.M. Lidwell*
Affiliation:
Common Cold Research Unit, Salisbury, England
*
Common Cold Unit, Harvard Hospital, Coombe Road, Salisbury, Wilts. SP2 8 BW, England
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Abstract

The effect on sepsis of the use of prophylactic antibiotics and measures for reducing the level of airborne contamination in the operating room has been related to the costs of these measures and of dealing with a septic joint. While antibiotic prophylaxis is the most cost effective, the benefits that may be obtained from the introduction of cleaner air also appear to be worthwhile, even when considered solely in terms of hospital costs.

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Original Articles
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 5 , Issue 1 , January 1984 , pp. 36 - 37
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1984

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