Why the study?
Prevention strategies are essential to reduce surgical site infections in orthopaedic surgery, prompting assessment of how surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis measures compare with international recommendations.
While Belgian orthopedic surgeons generally follow international guidelines for preventing surgical site infections, areas for improvement remain, including proper timing of antibiotic prophylaxis and avoiding razor shaving.
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Belgian surgeons largely follow SSI prophylaxis guidelines; gaps in depilation, biotherapies and smoking advice leave practice optimization open to targeted education.
Raad et al. (2022) studied this question.
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