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Global Infection Prophylaxis in Neurosurgery (GIPiN) 22

4 minutes survey time

1.Where do you work?(Required.)
2.In what country do you work?(Required.)
3.What level do you work at?(Required.)
4.Which method of skin preparation do you prefer? [multiple answers possible](Required.)
5.When do you shave hair/incision site?(Required.)
6.What do you use to shave the head/incision site?(Required.)
7.Do you shave the whole head or incision site only?(Required.)
8.For elective procedures, do you administer antibiotics pre-operatively (ie before anaesthetic induction), peri-operatively (ie induction to skin closure) or post-operatively (ie after waking up until discharge and beyond)? [multiple answers possible](Required.)
9.For emergency procedures, do you administer antibiotics pre-operatively (ie before anaesthetic induction), peri-operatively (ie induction to skin closure) or post-operatively (ie after waking up until discharge and beyond)? [multiple answers possible](Required.)
10.For elective procedures, what is the average/typical duration of your antibiotic administration?(Required.)
11.For emergency procedures, what is the average/typical duration of your antibiotic administration?(Required.)
12.Does the type of contamination [clean (ie first shunt), clean contaminated (ie trans-sphenoidal), contaminated (ie open fracture)] affect your choice of perioperative antibiotic?(Required.)
13.Which antibiotic do you use for clean procedures (ie first shunt, craniotomy, tumour, burr holes)? [multiple answers possible](Required.)
14.Which antibiotic do you use for clean-contaminated procedures (ie transsphenoidal, acoustic neuroma, CSF leak)? [multiple answers possible](Required.)
15.Which antibiotic do you use for contaminated procedures (ie trauma, depressed fractures, soiled wounds)? [multiple answers possible](Required.)
16.Do you wash the incision site with an anti-septic (ie chlorhexidine, iodophor) after closing?(Required.)
17.Do you apply a dressing to the incision site after closing?(Required.)
18.Do you consult with Anaesthesia/Critical Care or Microbiology/Infectious Diseases before deciding on a particular antibiotic regimen? [multiple answers possible](Required.)
19.What is your infection rate?(Required.)