Surgical site infections due to razor-mediated hair removal in dermatologic surgery: A retrospective cohort study

Brett R Shaffer; Spyros M Siscos; Thomas L H Hocker

doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2022.02.047

Surgical site infections due to razor-mediated hair removal in dermatologic surgery: A retrospective cohort study

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2022 Nov;87(5):1168-1169. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2022.02.047. Epub 2022 Mar 2.

Authors

Brett R Shaffer¹, Spyros M Siscos², Thomas L H Hocker³

Affiliations

¹ Advanced Dermatologic Surgery, Overland Park. Electronic address: shafferb4567@gmail.com.
² Division of Dermatology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas.
³ Advanced Dermatologic Surgery, Overland Park; Division of Dermatology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas.

PMID: 35247519
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2022.02.047

No abstract available

Keywords: Mohs micrographic surgery; clippers; cutaneous surgery; dermatologic surgery; hair removal; razor; shave; shaving; surgical site infection.

MeSH terms

Dermatologic Surgical Procedures / adverse effects
Hair Removal* / adverse effects
Humans
Mohs Surgery
Preoperative Care
Retrospective Studies
Surgical Wound Infection / epidemiology
Surgical Wound Infection / etiology
Surgical Wound Infection / prevention & control