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Hand-Healthy Hand Scrubs - December 2013 - Subscribe to Outpatient Surgery Magazine

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OSE_1213_part2_Layout 1 12/5/13 2:52 PM Page 56 I N F E C T I O N P R E V E N T I O N Preventing Infection After Hernia Surgery CAUSE FOR CONCERN Hernia repair, one of the most common surgical procedures, carries a serious risk: mesh-related infection. Today's hernia meshes have a lower risk of infection than their heavyweight predecessors. Dan O'Connor | Editor-in-Chief cott A. Cassidy, MD, FACS, has seen 2 hernia mesh infections in the 14 years he's been in practice. Neither was his fault. The first patient contracted a Salmonella infection at a restaurant a month after surgery. The second presented for surgery with an undiagnosed MRSA infection. Besides explanting those 2 pieces of infected mesh, Dr. Cassidy's hernia infection record is unblemished, no small feat when you consider that he performs several hundred laparoscopic hernia repairs per year. His secret? The surgeon from Coosa Valley Medical Center in Sylacauga, Ala., follows a detailed infection prevention protocol with all his hernia repair patients. • Hibiclens bathing. He asks patients to bathe with Hibiclens antimicro- S 5 6 O U T PAT I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E O N L I N E | D E C E M B E R 2013

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