TABLE 3.
Protocol and nonprotocol factor compliance
| Factor | Compliance Rate (%) | Infection Rate (%) |
p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compliant | Noncompliant | |||
| Protocol factors |
|
|
|
|
| IV antibiotics requested before incision |
97.8 |
5.1 |
4.7 |
0.83 |
| Chlorhexidine as final prep |
83.3 |
5.4 |
3.8 |
0.06 |
| All team members performed formal surgical scrub (no antiseptic cream) |
98.8 |
5.1 |
3.5 |
0.58 |
| All team members wore double gloves |
98.5 |
5.1 |
4.2 |
0.71 |
| Ioban applied |
98.8 |
5.2 |
1.7 |
0.23 |
| All 5 steps completed |
79.4 |
5.4 |
4.0 |
0.06 |
| Additional nonprotocol factors |
|
|
|
|
| AIC |
81.3 |
4.9 |
6.3 |
0.08 |
| Vancomycin & gentamicin injected into shunt |
10.0 |
7.1 |
4.9 |
0.04 |
| Outer gloves changed after draping |
87.4 |
5.0 |
6.1 |
0.26 |
| No touch technique |
30.1 |
5.9 |
4.9 |
0.15 |
| Bacitracin irrigation of wounds |
87.1 |
5.4 |
3.0 |
0.01 |
| Vancomycin irrigation of wounds | 15.7 | 2.2 | 5.7 | <0.01 |