Impact of Pre-surgical Nasal Bacterial Reduction on Postoperative Surgical Site Infections / Standard Care Change

Patients presenting in the Emergency Department or admitted to the hospital with displaced hip fractures who require hemiarthroplasty or open reduction internal fixation or with spinal instability/fractures in need of urgent surgical intervention will receive treatment to reduce the number of microorganisms in their nose prior to surgery. After surgery, the subjects will be observed for any surgical site infections.

Infection rate study.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients presenting in the Emergency Department or admitted to the hospital with displaced hip fractures who require hemiarthroplasty or open reduction internal fixation or with spinal instability/fractures in need of urgent surgical intervention will be enrolled in the study.