Elimination of Routine Urinalysis before Elective Orthopaedic Surgery Reduces Antibiotic Utilization without Impacting Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infection or Surgical Site Infection Rates.

Brian L HollenbeckMegan HoffmanChristopher J FangKevin CountermanSusan CohenChristine A Bell

Published in: Hip & pelvis (2021)

The elimination of routine urinalysis before orthopedic surgery resulted in a reduction in antibiotic utilization with no significant change in the SSI or CAUTI rates. Cost savings resulted from reduced antibiotic usage.

Keyphrases

surgical site infection
urinary tract infection
clinical practice
minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
patients undergoing
percutaneous coronary intervention
atrial fibrillation