New Craniotomy Study Findings Have Been Reported by Investigators at University of California Irvine Health (Postoperative Wound Care Protocol Prevents Surgical Site Infection After Craniotomy).

Researchers at the University of California Irvine Health conducted a study on the impact of a standardized post-craniotomy wound care protocol on surgical site infections (SSI). The study involved adult patients undergoing craniotomy surgeries at a medical center in Orange County, California. Results showed that the protocol, which included cleaning the incision and adjacent hair with chlorhexidine cloths, led to a significant decrease in SSIs. The research has been peer-reviewed and published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. [Extracted from the article]