Publication Name	World Journal of Orthopedics
Manuscript ID	40452
Country	United States

Received	2018-06-25 00:10
Peer-Review Started	2018-06-25 03:25
To Make the First Decision	2018-07-09 08:07
Return for Revision	2018-07-11 02:03
Revised	2018-08-15 03:16
Second Decision	2018-08-22 08:34
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2018-08-26 23:38
Articles in Press	2018-08-26 23:38
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Category	Orthopedics
Manuscript Type	Systematic Reviews
Article Title	Analysis of a ten step protocol to decrease postoperative spinal wound infections
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Hossein Elgafy, Craig J Rebrading, Megan L Mooney, Kyle A Andrews and Joan M Duggan
ORCID	Author(s) ORCID Number Hossein Elgafy http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7518-9600 Craig J Rebrading http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7518-9610 Megan L Mooney http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7518-9620 Kyle A Andrews http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7518-9630 Joan M Duggan http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7518-9650
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Hossein Elgafy, FRCS (Ed), FRSC, MD, Professor, Department of Orthopedics and Infectious Diseases, University of Toledo Medical Centre, 3065 Arlington Avenue, Toledo, OH 43614, United States. hkelgafy@aol.com
Key Words	Wound infections; Spine; Ten step protocol; Surgical site infections
Core Tip	The rates of infection following spine surgery have been reported to range from less than 1% to 10.9% depending on the type of case. Several factors have been identified as risk for surgical site infection. In response to an increasing number of surgical site infections at the authors’ institution, a new surgical protocol was initiated in an effort to reduce infection rates after an intensive epidemiological investigation failed to reveal a common source. Institution of this bundle returned surgical site infection rates to historic level of < 1%.
Publish Date	2018-11-15 10:02
Citation	Elgafy H, Raberding CJ, Mooney ML, Andrews KA, Duggan JM. Analysis of a ten step protocol to decrease postoperative spinal wound infections. World J Orthop 2018; 9(11): 271-284
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2218-5836/full/v9/i11/271.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v9.i11.271

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