Publications by authors named "J M Pottinger"
We evaluated povidone-iodine (PVI) decolonization among 51 fracture-fixation surgery patients. PVI was applied twice on the day of surgery. Patients were tested for nasal colonization and surveyed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOBJECTIVE To identify predictors of treatment for urinary tract infections (UTI) among patients undergoing total hip (THA) or knee (TKA) arthroplasties and to assess an intervention based on these predictors. DESIGN We conducted a retrospective cohort study of 200 consecutive patients undergoing THA/TKA between February 21, 2011, and June 30, 2011, to identify predictors of treatment for UTI and a prospective cohort study of 50 patients undergoing these procedures between May 21, 2012, and July 17, 2012, to assess the association of signs or symptoms and UTI treatment. We then conducted a before-and-after study to assess whether implementing an intervention affected the frequency of treatment for UTI before or after THA/TKA.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRisk Factors for Surgical Site Infections Following Adult Spine Operations.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
December 2016
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to identify risk factors for surgical site infections (SSIs) in patients undergoing spinal surgeries at the University of Iowa Hospitals from 2007 to 2009.
- A total of 54 out of 2,309 surgeries (2.3%) resulted in SSIs, mostly occurring after discharge and mainly caused by Staphylococcus aureus.
- Significant risk factors included higher body mass index, certain surgical departments, number of vertebrae fused, insurance status, and hypertension, highlighting the need for improved preventive measures.
Sacred cow gone to pasture: a systematic evaluation and integration of evidence-based practice.
Worldviews Evid Based Nurs
February 2015
Background: Sacred cows (SC) are old habits in practice, considered routine and above dispute, regardless of evidence to the contrary.
Purpose: This is the first known report that aims to conduct a systematic evaluation of practices that have been described in the literature as SC and strategies for planned implementation of evidence-based practices (EBP).
Methods: A large, complex, academic medical center department of nursing compared SC to EBP.
Study Design: Matched case-control study.
Objective: To identify modifiable risk factors for surgical site infections (SSIs) after pediatric spinal fusion.
Summary Of Background Data: The number of SSIs after pediatric spinal fusions increased.