Publications by authors named "Van Nho Vo"
Objective: We conducted an intervention study to assess the impact of the use of an alcohol-chlorhexidine-based hand sanitizer on surgical site infection (SSI) rates among neurosurgical patients in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Design: A quasi-experimental study with an untreated control group and assessment of neurosurgical patients admitted to 2 neurosurgical wards at Cho Ray Hospital between July 11 and August 15, 2000 (before the intervention), and July 14 and August 18, 2001 (after the intervention). A hand sanitizer with 70% isopropyl alcohol and 0.
Article Synopsis
- * Out of 702 surgical patients, 11.4% developed an SSI, with higher rates in orthopedic surgeries (15.2%) compared to neurosurgery (8.3%). The most common pathogens found were Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, and Escherichia coli, many of which exhibited notable resistance to standard antimicrobials.
- * Almost all patients received antibiotic treatment post-surgery, with a median duration of 11 days; the majority were treated with combinations of various antibiotics,