TY - JOUR
T1 - Effectiveness of Extended Infection Control Measures on Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection Among Orthopaedic Patients
AU - Latha, T.
AU - Bhat, Anil K.
AU - Hande, H. Manjunatha
AU - Mukhopadhyay, Chiranjay
AU - Devi, Elsa Sanatombi
AU - Nayak, Baby S.
AU - George, Anice
N1 - Funding Information:
We acknowledge the experts for validating the questionnaires and teaching materials; Dr Elissa Ladd, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, Associate Professor, Coordinator -Adult/Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Program, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, Dr Muralidhar Varma, Associate Professor and Chairperson, Hospital Infection Control Committee, Kasturba Hospital Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Dr Christopher Sudhaker, Professor and Deputy Director, Quality Compliance, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Dr Judith Noronha, Professor and Associate Dean, Manipal College of Nursing Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal and Dr Mamatha S. Pai, Professor, Manipal College of Nursing Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, Indian Orthopaedics Association.
PY - 2022/10
Y1 - 2022/10
N2 - Purpose: The purpose of the study was to find the effectiveness of Extended Infection Control Measures (EICM) in reducing the rate of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection among orthopaedic surgery patients. Methods: The study adopted a quasi-experimental design and was conducted in the orthopaedic units of a tertiary care hospital. This study recruited 168 orthopaedic patients and 154 healthcare professionals (HCPs). EICM included hand hygiene, decolonizing the patients and HCPS, staff education, feedback of surveillance data, treatment of high-risk and MRSA-infected patients, having separate equipment for MRSA-infected patients, and appropriate cleaning of patient’s unit. Results: The EICM effectively reduced MRSA infection from 21.2 to 6% (p < 0.001). It also resulted in improving the knowledge of HCPs in the prevention and management of MRSA infection (p < 0.001), and all colonized HCPs were successfully (100%) decolonized. Conclusion: EICM is a promising intervention to combat MRSA infection among orthopaedic wards. Hence, it can be executed in orthopaedic wards, thereby improving the treatment quality and reducing the infection-related consequences.
AB - Purpose: The purpose of the study was to find the effectiveness of Extended Infection Control Measures (EICM) in reducing the rate of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection among orthopaedic surgery patients. Methods: The study adopted a quasi-experimental design and was conducted in the orthopaedic units of a tertiary care hospital. This study recruited 168 orthopaedic patients and 154 healthcare professionals (HCPs). EICM included hand hygiene, decolonizing the patients and HCPS, staff education, feedback of surveillance data, treatment of high-risk and MRSA-infected patients, having separate equipment for MRSA-infected patients, and appropriate cleaning of patient’s unit. Results: The EICM effectively reduced MRSA infection from 21.2 to 6% (p < 0.001). It also resulted in improving the knowledge of HCPs in the prevention and management of MRSA infection (p < 0.001), and all colonized HCPs were successfully (100%) decolonized. Conclusion: EICM is a promising intervention to combat MRSA infection among orthopaedic wards. Hence, it can be executed in orthopaedic wards, thereby improving the treatment quality and reducing the infection-related consequences.
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U2 - 10.1007/s43465-022-00713-5
DO - 10.1007/s43465-022-00713-5
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85136546702
SN - 0019-5413
VL - 56
SP - 1804
EP - 1812
JO - Indian Journal of Orthopaedics
JF - Indian Journal of Orthopaedics
IS - 10
ER -