Decision support system for the treatment of surgical site infections in trauma and orthopedic patients
- Authors: Nazarenko A.G.1, Kleimenova E.B.1, Sobur N.I.1, Tsiskarashvili A.V.1, Dronov M.A.1,2, Otdelenov V.A.1,3, Yurchenkova E.S.1, Yashina L.P.1
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Affiliations:
- Priorov National Medical Research Center of Traumatology and Orthopedics
- Lomonosov Moscow State University
- Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education
- Issue: Vol 32, No 4 (2025)
- Pages: 789-798
- Section: Original study articles
- URL: https://ogarev-online.ru/0869-8678/article/view/361209
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/vto689174
- EDN: https://elibrary.ru/IYIWXZ
- ID: 361209
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: Despite the availability of clinical guidelines for managing patients with surgical site infections, data on the adherence of real clinical practice to these protocols in Russian hospitals remain limited. Data on how noncompliance with clinical guidelines influences outcomes in patients with surgical site infections are also limited.
AIM: This study aimed to develop a clinical decision support system for personalized selection of surgical strategies and antibiotic therapy in surgical site infections, and to evaluate adherence of the provided therapy to clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of surgical site infections in trauma and orthopedic practice.
METHODS: It was a single-center retrospective continuous uncontrolled observational study of data from patients hospitalized at the N.N. Priorov National Medical Research Center of Traumatology and Orthopedics, Ministry of Health of Russia, between January 2024 and May 2025. Eligible patients had clinical signs of postoperative wound inflammation, fever (body temperature > 37.5 °C) persisting for three or more days after surgery, a positive wound culture, or a consultation with a clinical pharmacologist regarding antibiotic therapy. The study endpoints included compliance of surgical strategy and antibiotic therapy with clinical guidelines (choice of drug, dosage, and duration). Adherence to therapy was assessed by comparing prescriptions with approved surgical site infection treatment protocols using the clinical decision support system. Compliance with guidelines was analyzed in the overall cohort as well as in subgroups of acute and chronic infection.
RESULTS: The study included 90 patients, of whom 84 met surgical site infection criteria (31 with acute and 53 with chronic surgical site infections). Full adherence to clinical guidelines was observed in 20 cases (24%) (13 acute, 7 chronic). In 25 cases (30%), the choice of antimicrobial agent did not comply with the recommended one; in 7 cases (8%), the drug was appropriate, but the regimen did not comply with dosing recommendations. In 58 cases (64%), the duration of antibiotic therapy was shorter than recommended, with 16 patients (28%) not receiving antibiotics at the outpatient stage. Patients with chronic infections were significantly more likely to have insufficient antibiotic therapy duration (p < 0.0001) and inappropriate drug choice (p = 0.036) compared with those with acute infection. Microbiological cultures were obtained from 82 patients, of whom 33% were already receiving antibiotic therapy at the time of sampling.
CONCLUSION: In a trauma and orthopedic hospital setting, there is a clear need for clinical decision support systems based on clinical guidelines, seamlessly integrated into clinicians’ workflow, particularly regarding antibiotic therapy strategies.
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Anton G. Nazarenko
Priorov National Medical Research Center of Traumatology and Orthopedics
Email: NazarenkoAG@cito.priorov.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1314-2887
SPIN-code: 1402-5186
MD, Dr. Sci. (Medicine), Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation, MoscowElena B. Kleimenova
Priorov National Medical Research Center of Traumatology and Orthopedics
Email: KleymenovaEB@cito-priorov.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8745-6195
SPIN-code: 2037-7164
MD, Dr. Sci. (Medicine), Рrofessor
Russian Federation, MoscowNatalia I. Sobur
Priorov National Medical Research Center of Traumatology and Orthopedics
Email: nisoburm.d@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0009-0007-8100-4079
SPIN-code: 9916-5815
Russian Federation, Moscow
Archil V. Tsiskarashvili
Priorov National Medical Research Center of Traumatology and Orthopedics
Email: TsiskarashviliAV@cito-priorov.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1721-282X
SPIN-code: 2312-1002
MD, Cand. Sci. (Medicine)
Russian Federation, MoscowMikhail A. Dronov
Priorov National Medical Research Center of Traumatology and Orthopedics; Lomonosov Moscow State University
Author for correspondence.
Email: mikhail.dronov@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4090-2928
SPIN-code: 8710-6504
Russian Federation, Moscow; Moscow
Vitaly A. Otdelenov
Priorov National Medical Research Center of Traumatology and Orthopedics; Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education
Email: vitotd@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0623-7263
SPIN-code: 8357-5770
MD, Сand. Sci. (Medicine)
Russian Federation, Moscow; MoscowEkaterina S. Yurchenkova
Priorov National Medical Research Center of Traumatology and Orthopedics
Email: YurchenkovaES@cito-priorov.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0006-2350-7201
SPIN-code: 4933-9999
Russian Federation, Moscow
Liubov P. Yashina
Priorov National Medical Research Center of Traumatology and Orthopedics
Email: YashinaLP@cito-priorov.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1357-0056
SPIN-code: 1910-0484
Cand. Sci. (Biology)
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