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Incidence and Relationship of Positive Preoperative Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Screens and Post-operative Infections

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Inova Health Care Services

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infection

Treatments

Other: Preoperative MRSA screening

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other
Industry

Identifiers

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of pre-surgical patients who are MRSA carriers. From an evidence-based practice perspective, findings from this study can be considered in the evaluation of the hospital SOP mandating pre-surgical MRSA screening requirements for patients with scheduled surgeries.

The central hypothesis to be addressed in this study is whether the MRSA colonization and subsequent post-operative infection are the equivalent in these populations.

Full description

Design and Methods: Subjects in this study of 975 pre-operative, scheduled surgical patients are in one of the three following groups:

  • Group 1 (N=325): Allocation sample of surgical patients required to be MRSA screened per hospital SOP (including patients having a positive MRSA history, orthopedic surgery, undergoing dialysis, or transfer from another hospital, nursing home, skilled nursing facility, or jail).

  • Group 2 (N=650): Randomized sample (1:1 ratio) of surgical patients not required to be MRSA screened per hospital SOP, to one of the following two groups:

    • 2a (N=325): MRSA screening; or
    • 2b (N=325): No MRSA screening. All subjects were followed for 30 days post-operatively to determine the incidence of post-operative infection. Treatment, diagnostic, and hospitalization data were collected for patients diagnosed with post-operative infection.

Enrollment

975 patients

Sex

All

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  1. Pre-surgical out patient at ILH
  2. Surgical procedure scheduled at least 2 days before surgery
  3. Surgery being done at ILH operating room
  4. Provision of signed ICF

Exclusion criteria

  1. Patient 18 years of age or older who is deemed by the hospital incapable of providing Informed Consent
  2. Inability to communicate in the English language

Trial design

Primary purpose

Other

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

None (Open label)

975 participants in 2 patient groups

No MRSA screening, Group b
No Intervention group
Description:
Standard of care
MRSA screening, Group a
Other group
Description:
MRSA preoperative screening
Treatment:
Other: Preoperative MRSA screening

Trial contacts and locations

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