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| “The risk of SSI, amongst other complications, is strongly associated with deep wound infection in joint surgery. The implications to the patient and their families, the medical centers, and the surgeons …are immense” † † |
Khaled J. Saleh, MD, MSC, FRCSC, FACS
Division Head, Adult Reconstructive Surgery
University of Virginia Health System
Charlottesville, VA |
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| “In orthopedics, once you’re into the joint, if you get an infection, that can be an absolute disaster. That’s why I consider InteguSeal* an integral part of what I do in the operating room to help prevent infection.” † † |
Timothy E. Kremchek, MD
Orthopedic Surgeon
Beacon Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Cincinatti, OH |
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| “We found that as little as 100 bacteria could cause periprosthetic infection in the presence of an implant.” † † |
Javad Parvizi, M.D.
Director, Clinical Research
Rothman Institute of Orthopedics
Philadelphia, PA |
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| “I’ve used (InteguSeal*) for the last couple of years and the issue of drape migration has become non-existent” † † |
Khaled J. Saleh, MD, MSC, FRCSC, FACS
Division Head, Adult Reconstructive Surgery
University of Virginia Health System
Charlottesville, VA |
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| “Making sure the odds of introduction of infection are minimized is very, very important.” † † |
Joseph Crowe, MD
Chief, Orthopedic Surgery
Doctors Hospital
Lanham, MD |
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| “There’s no migration, everything’s dry, everything’s tight. It works beautifully.” † † |
Joseph Crowe, MD
Chief, Orthopedic Surgery
Doctors Hospital
Lanham, MD |
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| “We found that InteguSeal does a couple of important things : It keeps the drapes from drifting and by doing so actually stops peri-incisional bacterial colonies from migrating into the wound .” † † |
Khaled J. Saleh, MD, MSC, FRCSC, FACS
Division Head, Adult Reconstructive Surgery
University of Virginia Health System
Charlottesville, VA |
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| “In today’s cutting-edge surgery, with the complex procedures that we perform, I think it’s probably the best way to stop intra-operative migration.” † † |
Khaled J. Saleh, MD, MSC, FRCSC, FACS
Division Head, Adult Reconstructive Surgery
University of Virginia Health System
Charlottesville, VA |
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| † † From: New Advances in Surgical Infection Prevention, Orthopedic Surgery Roundtable, Oct. 2007. Sponsored by Kimberly-Clark Health Care.
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