Bahji A, Yanagawa, B, Lamba, W. Harm Reduction for Injection Drug Users with Infective Endocarditis: A Systematic Review. The Canadian Journal of Addiction 11(2):p 13-23, June 2020. doi: 10.1097/CXA.0000000000000080
Wrong population: people who inject drugs
Baums MH, Aquilina J, Pérez-Prieto D, Sleiman O, Geropoulos G, Totlis T. Risk analysis of periprosthetic knee joint infection (PJI) in total knee arthroplasty after preoperative corticosteroid injection: a systematic review : A study performedby the Early-Osteoarthritis group of ESSKA-European Knee Associates section. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2022 Jul 12. doi: 10.1007/s00402-022-04532-z. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35829737.
Intra-articular injection addressed in another module within this guideline
Liu W, Duan Y, Cui W, Li L, Wang X, Dai H, You C, Chen M. Skin antiseptics in venous puncture site disinfection for preventing blood culture contamination: A Bayesian network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Int J Nurs Stud. 2016 Jul;59:156-62. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2016.04.004. Epub 2016 Apr 25. PMID: 27222460.
Wrong intervention: skin antiseptics
Manchikanti L, Falco FJ, Benyamin RM, Caraway DL, Helm Ii S, Wargo BW, Hansen H, Parr AT, Singh V, Hirsch JA. Assessment of infection control practices for interventional techniques: a best evidence synthesis of safe injection practices and use of single-dose medication vials. Pain Physician. 2012 Sep-Oct;15(5):E573-614. PMID: 22996856.
Studies included in review contains mainly case reports. Two studies were prospective evaluations on compliance, one study on procedures performed in sterile operating room.
Mischke C, Verbeek JH, Saarto A, Lavoie MC, Pahwa M, Ijaz S. Gloves, extra gloves or special types of gloves for preventing percutaneous exposure injuries in healthcare personnel. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2014 Mar 7;(3):CD009573. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009573.pub2. PMID: 24610769.
Double gloving will be adressed in ananother guideline
Polyzos SA, Anastasilakis AD. Infectious thyroiditis as a complication of fine-needle biopsy: a systematic review. Expert Rev Endocrinol Metab. 2010 Sep;5(5):673-679. doi: 10.1586/eem.10.50. PMID: 30764021.
Wrong studydesign: searched in one database. No detailed search strategy, no risk of bias). Aseptic condition, gloves and mask briefly reported with two case reports
Singh R, Davoudi S, Ness S. Preventive factors, diagnosis, and management of injection-related endophthalmitis: a literature review. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2022 Aug;260(8):2399-2416. doi: 10.1007/s00417-022-05607-8. Epub 2022 Mar 12. PMID: 35278125; PMCID: PMC8917335.
Wrong studydesign: does not include detailed search strategy and does not include risk of bias assessment. Masks versus "no-talking" policy, gloves/draping/mask briefly reported.
Tanner J, Parkinson H. Double gloving to reduce surgical cross-infection. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2002;(3):CD003087. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003087. Update in: Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2006;(3):CD003087. PMID: 12137673.
Double gloving will be adressed in another guideline
Williams J, Lye DC, Umapathi T. Diagnostic lumbar puncture: minimizing complications. Intern Med J. 2008 Jul;38(7):587-91. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2008.01631.x. Epub 2008 Apr 16. PMID: 18422562.
Wrong studydesign: searched in one database, no detailed search strategy and does no include risk of bias assessment. Mask, briefly reported.
Avila A, Do MT, Acuña AJ, Samuel LT, Kamath AF. How do pre-operative intra-articular injections impact periprosthetic joint infection risk following primary total hip arthroplasty? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2023 Mar;143(3):1627-1635. doi: 10.1007/s00402-022-04375-8. Epub 2022 Feb 12. PMID: 35150302.
Intra-articular injection addressed in another module within this guideline
Belk JW, Keeling LE, Kraeutler MJ, Snow MG, Mei-Dan O, Scillia AJ, McCarty EC. Risk of Infection in Knee Arthroscopy Patients Undergoing Corticosteroid Injections in the Perioperative Period. Orthop J Sports Med. 2021 Aug 17;9(8):23259671211032941. doi: 10.1177/23259671211032941. PMID: 34423063; PMCID: PMC8375342.
Intra-articular injection addressed in another module within this guideline
Borghesi M, Ahmed H, Nam R, Schaeffer E, Schiavina R, Taneja S, Weidner W, Loeb S. Complications After Systematic, Random, and Image-guided Prostate Biopsy. Eur Urol. 2017 Mar;71(3):353-365. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2016.08.004. Epub 2016 Aug 17. PMID: 27543165.
Wrong intervention: no hand hygiene, protective clothing or sterile drape/technique
Breimer L, Geijer H, Berggren L. Desinfektion av injektionsportar – 15 sekunders skrubbning rimligt - En systematisk översikt kring optimal tidsåtgång [Disinfection of injection ports - a systematic overview of optimal scrub-time]. Lakartidningen. 2018 Jun 15;115:E6AL. Swedish. PMID: 29917174.
Wrong intervention: disinfection. Wrong language: Swedish
Cancienne JM, Werner BC, Luetkemeyer LM, Browne JA. Does Timing of Previous Intra-Articular Steroid Injection Affect the Post-Operative Rate of Infection in Total Knee Arthroplasty? J Arthroplasty. 2015 Nov;30(11):1879-82. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2015.05.027. Epub 2015 May 23. PMID: 26071248.
Intra-articular injection addressed in another module within this guideline
Infection Rate after Transperineal Prostate Biopsy with and without Prophylactic Antibiotics: Results from a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Comparative Studies
Wrong intervention: prophylactic antibiotics
Cheok T, Jennings M, Aprato A, Jayasekera N, Jaarsma RL. Safety of intraarticular corticosteroid injection preceding hip and knee arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis amid resolving COVID-19 arthroplasty restrictions. J Hip Preserv Surg. 2021 Aug 24;8(3):215-224. doi: 10.1093/jhps/hnab064. Erratum in: J Hip Preserv Surg. 2021 Oct 04;9(1):60. PMID: 35578716; PMCID: PMC8499814.
Intra-articular injection addressed in another module within this guideline
Deng Z, Li Y, Storm GR, Kotian RN, Sun X, Lei G, Gao S, Lu W. The efficiency and safety of steroid addition to multimodal cocktail periarticular injection in knee joint arthroplasty: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Sci Rep. 2019 May 7;9(1):7031. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-43540-9. PMID: 31065018; PMCID: PMC6505038.
Intra-articular injection addressed in another module within this guideline
Epis O, Bruschi E. Interventional ultrasound: a critical overview on ultrasound-guided injections and biopsies. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2014 Jan-Feb;32(1 Suppl 80):S78-84. Epub 2014 Feb 17. PMID: 24529311.
Wrong intervention: no hand hygiene, protective clothing or sterile drape/technique
Fan Z,, Su H,, Jiang T, Zhou J, Peng J, Hong W,, Zhou L, Huang H. Safety of intraarticular corticosteroid injections after arthroscopic shoulder surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis[J]. Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research, 2020, 24(24): 3931-3936.
Intra-articular injection addressed in another module within this guideline
Hamilton HC, Foxcroft DR. Central venous access sites for the prevention of venous thrombosis, stenosis and infection in patients requiring long-term intravenous therapy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2007 Jul 18;(3):CD004084. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004084.pub2. Update in: Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012;3:CD004084. PMID: 17636746.
Intravenous therapy will be addressed in another guideline
Jazayeri SB, Kumar J, Nguyen S, Kuntz G, Alam MU, Tanneru K, Bazargani S, Costa J, Bandyk M, Ganapathi HP, Marino R, Koochekpour S, Balaji KC. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Methods Used to Reduce Infectious Complications Following Transrectal Prostate Biopsy. Urology. 2020 Oct;144:21-27. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2020.06.005. Epub 2020 Jun 20. PMID: 32569659.
Wrong intervention: antibiotics
Jones TA, Radtke JP, Hadaschik B, Marks LS. Optimizing safety and accuracy of prostate biopsy. Curr Opin Urol. 2016 Sep;26(5):472-80. doi: 10.1097/MOU.0000000000000310. PMID: 27214580; PMCID: PMC5011431.
Wrong intervention: no hand hygiene, protective clothing or sterile drape/technique
José-Vieira R, Ferreira A, Menéres P, Sousa-Pinto B, Figueira L. Efficacy and safety of intravitreal and periocular injection of corticosteroids in noninfectious uveitis: a systematic review. Surv Ophthalmol. 2022 Jul-Aug;67(4):991-1013. doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2021.12.002. Epub 2021 Dec 9. PMID: 34896190.
Wrong intervention: no hand hygiene, protective clothing or sterile drape/technique
Karakonstantis S, Kalemaki D. A significant percentage of patients with transrectal biopsy-related infections have positive blood cultures but negative urine cultures. A literature review and meta-analysis. Infect Dis (Lond). 2018 Nov-Dec;50(11-12):791-803. doi: 10.1080/23744235.2018.1508882. Epub 2018 Oct 29. PMID: 30372643.
Wrong intervention: taken urine and blood cultures to guide antimicrobial therapy
Karuppiah SV, Gibson P. The safety of hip injection with corticosteroid in the diagnosis and treatment of osteoarthritis. Hip Int. 2007 Jan-Mar;17(1):36-9. doi: 10.1177/112070000701700107. PMID: 19197841.
Intra-articular injection addressed in another module within this guideline
Kazarian GS, Steinhaus ME, Kim HJ. The Impact of Corticosteroid Injection Timing on Infection Rates Following Spine Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Global Spine J. 2022 Sep;12(7):1524-1534. doi: 10.1177/21925682211026630. Epub 2021 Sep 26. PMID: 34569332; PMCID: PMC9393993.
Wrong intervention: corticosteroid infection timing
Lai Q, Cai K, Lin T, Zhou C, Chen Z, Zhang Q. Prior Intra-articular Corticosteroid Injection Within 3 Months May Increase the Risk of Deep Infection in Subsequent Joint Arthroplasty: A Meta-analysis. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2022 May 1;480(5):971-979. doi: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000002055. Epub 2021 Dec 17. PMID: 34919065; PMCID: PMC9007211.
Intra-articular injection addressed in another module within this guideline
Lee Y, Issa TZ, Kanhere AP, Lambrechts MJ, Ciesielka KA, Kim J, Hilibrand AS, Kepler CK, Schroeder GD, Vaccaro AR, Canseco JA. Preoperative epidural steroid injections do not increase the risk of postoperative infection in patients undergoing lumbar decompression or fusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur Spine J. 2022 Dec;31(12):3251-3261. doi: 10.1007/s00586-022-07436-z. Epub 2022 Nov 2. PMID: 36322212.
Wrong intervention: no hand hygiene, protective clothing or sterile drape/technique
Li H, Xing D, Ke Y, Lin J. Safety of intra-articular steroid injections prior to arthroplasty: Best evidence selection and risk of bias considerations. Int J Rheum Dis. 2018 May;21(5):982-991. doi: 10.1111/1756-185X.13314. PMID: 29878619.
Intra-articular injection addressed in another module within this guideline
Liss MA, Ehdaie B, Loeb S, Meng MV, Raman JD, Spears V, Stroup SP. An Update of the American Urological Association White Paper on the Prevention and Treatment of the More Common Complications Related to Prostate Biopsy. J Urol. 2017 Aug;198(2):329-334. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2017.01.103. Epub 2017 Mar 29. PMID: 28363690.
Wrong study design: narrative review. Principles of infection control briefly reported
Loeb S, Vellekoop A, Ahmed HU, Catto J, Emberton M, Nam R, Rosario DJ, Scattoni V, Lotan Y. Systematic review of complications of prostate biopsy. Eur Urol. 2013 Dec;64(6):876-92. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2013.05.049. Epub 2013 Jun 4. PMID: 23787356.
Wrong intervention: no hand hygiene, protective clothing or sterile drape/technique
Marsland D, Mumith A, Barlow IW. Systematic review: the safety of intra-articular corticosteroid injection prior to total knee arthroplasty. Knee. 2014 Jan;21(1):6-11. doi: 10.1016/j.knee.2013.07.003. Epub 2013 Aug 12. PMID: 23948421.
Intra-articular injection addressed in another module within this guideline
uthor={Fantao Meng F, Gong B, Yang G, Zhang Y, Ding W, Shen Y.Intra-articular steroid injections and risk of infection following total hip replacement or total knee replacement: a meta-analysis of cohort studies. Int J Clin Exp Med. 2016;9:11002-8
Intra-articular injection addressed in another module within this guideline
Mitchell BG, Gardner A. Addressing the need for an infection prevention and control framework that incorporates the role of surveillance: a discussion paper. J Adv Nurs. 2014 Mar;70(3):533-42. doi: 10.1111/jan.12193. Epub 2013 Jun 23. PMID: 23789617.
Wrong study design: discussion paper. Concerning role of surveillance
Pilatz A, Dimitropoulos K, Veeratterapillay R, Yuan Y, Omar MI, MacLennan S, Cai T, Bruyère F, Bartoletti R, Köves B, Wagenlehner F, Bonkat G, Pradere B. Antibiotic Prophylaxis for the Prevention of Infectious Complications following Prostate Biopsy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Urol. 2020 Aug;204(2):224-230. doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000000814. Epub 2020 Feb 27. PMID: 32105195.
Wrong intervention: antibiotics
Pilatz A, Veeratterapillay R, Köves B, Cai T, Bartoletti R, Wagenlehner F, Bruyère F, Geerlings S, Bonkat G, Pradere B. Update on Strategies to Reduce Infectious Complications After Prostate Biopsy. Eur Urol Focus. 2019 Jan;5(1):20-28. doi: 10.1016/j.euf.2018.11.009. Epub 2018 Nov 30. PMID: 30503175.
Wrong study design: narrative review
Pu C, Bai Y, Yuan H, Li J, Tang Y, Wang J, Wei Q, Han P. Reducing the risk of infection for transrectal prostate biopsy with povidone-iodine: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Int Urol Nephrol. 2014 Sep;46(9):1691-8. doi: 10.1007/s11255-014-0713-2. Epub 2014 Apr 18. PMID: 24743901.
Wrong intervention: antibiotics and technical interventions
Roberts MJ, Bennett HY, Harris PN, Holmes M, Grummet J, Naber K, Wagenlehner FME. Prostate Biopsy-related Infection: A Systematic Review of Risk Factors, Prevention Strategies, and Management Approaches. Urology. 2017 Jun;104:11-21. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2016.12.011. Epub 2016 Dec 19. PMID: 28007492.
Wrong intervention: antibiotics and another prevention strategies (no hand hygiene, protective clothing or sterile drape/technique)
Ruddick F, Sanders P, Bicknell SG, Crofts P. Sepsis rates after ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy using a bowel preparation protocol in a community hospital. J Ultrasound Med. 2011 Feb;30(2):213-6. doi: 10.7863/jum.2011.30.2.213. PMID: 21266559.
Wrong intervention: no hand hygiene, protective clothing or sterile drape/technique
Santiago K, Cheng J, Jivanelli B, Lutz G. Infections Following Interventional Spine Procedures: A Systematic Review. Pain Physician. 2021 Mar;24(2):101-116. PMID: 33740341.
Wrong intervention: incidence of infections
Seavey JG, Balazs GC, Steelman T, Helgeson M, Gwinn DE, Wagner SC. The effect of preoperative lumbar epidural corticosteroid injection on postoperative infection rate in patients undergoing single-level lumbar decompression. Spine J. 2017 Sep;17(9):1209-1214. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2017.04.003. Epub 2017 Apr 17. PMID: 28428080.
Wrong intervention: no hand hygiene, protective clothing or sterile drape/technique
Xing D, Yang Y, Ma X, Ma J, Ma B, Chen Y. Dose intraarticular steroid injection increase the rate of infection in subsequent arthroplasty: grading the evidence through a meta-analysis. J Orthop Surg Res. 2014 Nov 13;9:107. doi: 10.1186/s13018-014-0107-2. PMID: 25391629; PMCID: PMC4245809.
Intra-articular injection addressed in another module within this guideline
Yang MG, Zhao XK, Wu ZP, Xiao N, Lü C, Hou Y. [Meta-analysis of antibiotic prophylaxis for postoperative bacteriuria in patients undergoing transrectal prostatic biopsy]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi. 2009 Feb 3;89(4):254-9. Chinese. PMID: 19552843.
Wrong language: Chinese
Yang X, Li L, Ren X, Nie L. Do preoperative intra-articular injections of corticosteroids or hyaluronic acid increase the risk of infection after total knee arthroplasty? A meta-analysis. Bone Joint Res. 2022 Mar;11(3):171-179. doi: 10.1302/2046-3758.113.BJR-2021-0350.R1. PMID: 35311571; PMCID: PMC8962854.
Intra-articular injection addressed in another module within this guideline
Caldeira D, David C, Sampaio C. Skin antiseptics in venous puncture-site disinfection for prevention of blood culture contamination: systematic review with meta-analysis. J Hosp Infect. 2011 Mar;77(3):223-32. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.10.015. Epub 2010 Dec 30. PMID: 21194791.
Wrong intervention: skin antiseptics
Haskel JD, Kaplan DJ, Kirby DJ, Bloom DA, Youm, T. Revisiting Intraarticular Corticosteroid Injections and Sports Medicine: Outcomes and Perioperative Considerations. SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine. 2021;3.doi: 10.1007/s42399-021-00758-x.
Intra-articular injection addressed in another module within this guideline. No hand hygiene, protective clothing or sterile drape/technique.