Trisha Peel

Identifying targets for improvement using a nationally standardized survey: Surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis in orthopedic surgery

Courtney E Ierano, Karin Thursky, Caroline Marshall, Sonia Koning, Rodney James, Sandra Johnson, Nabeel Imam, Leon J Worth, Trisha Peel

Journal article  |  2020  |  Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology

BACKGROUND: Surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis (SAP) is commonly administered in orthopedic procedures. Research regarding SAP app..

Antibiotic prescribing in surgery: A clinically and socially complex problem in Australia

Courtney Ierano, Arjun Rajkhowa, Trisha Peel, Caroline Marshall, Darshini Ayton, Karin Thursky

Journal article  |  2020  |  Infection, Disease & Health

Surgical prophylaxis is a common indication for antimicrobial use in Australian hospitals with demonstrated poor rates of appropri..

How to manage treatment failure in prosthetic joint infection

TN Peel, R de Steiger

Journal article  |  2020  |  Clinical Microbiology and Infection

BACKGROUND: Management for prosthetic joint infections remains a challenging area for both infectious diseases and orthopaedic sur..

Perioperative antimicrobial decision making: Focused ethnography study in orthopedic and cardiothoracic surgeries in an Australian hospital

Trisha N Peel, Eliza Watson, Kelly Cairns, Ho Yin Ashley Lam, Heidi Zhangrong Li, Ganan Ravindran, Jayan Seneviratne, David Daly, Susan Liew, David McGiffin, Paul Myles, Darshini Ayton

Journal article  |  2020  |  Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology

OBJECTIVE: Antimicrobial use in the surgical setting is common and frequently inappropriate. Understanding the behavioral context ..

Antimicrobial resistance in the Pacific Island countries and territories

Michael Loftus, Andrew Stewardson, Ravi Naidu, Ben Coghlan, Adam Jenney, Jonila Kepas, Evelyn Lavu, Alex Munamua, Trisha Peel, Vinita Sahai, Rosemary Tekoaua, Litia Tudravu, Julie Zinihite, Allen Cheng, Eric Rafai, Anton Peleg

Journal article  |  2020  |  BMJ Global Health

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a critical global health threat with a disproportionate impact on low-income and middle-income c..

Evaluating the implementability of Antibiotic Surgical Prophylaxis guidelines

Courtney Ierano, Darshini Ayton, Trisha Peel, Caroline Marshall, Karin Thursky

Journal article  |  2020  |  Infection Disease & Health

BACKGROUND: Current Australian data highlight guideline noncompliant prescribing of antimicrobials for surgical prophylaxis. The s..

Influences on surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis decision making by surgical craft groups, anaesthetists, pharmacists and nurses in public and private hospitals

Courtney Ierano, Karin Thursky, Trisha Peel, Arjun Rajkhowa, Caroline Marshall, Darshini Ayton

Journal article  |  2019  |  PLoS One

BACKGROUND: Surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis (SAP) is a leading indication for antibiotic use in the hospital setting, with demo..

Appropriateness of Surgical Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Practices in Australia

Courtney Ierano, Karin Thursky, Caroline Marshall, Sonia Koning, Rod James, Sandra Johnson, Nabeel Imam, Leon J Worth, Trisha Peel

Journal article  |  2019  |  JAMA Network Open

Importance: Surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis (SAP) is a common indication for antibiotic use in hospitals and is associated with..

Multicentre randomised double-blind placebo controlled trial of combination vancomycin and cefazolin surgical antibiotic prophylaxis: the Australian surgical antibiotic prophylaxis (ASAP) trial

Trisha Peel, Sarah Astbury, Allen C Cheng, David Paterson, Kirsty Buising, Tim Spelman, Tran-Duy An, Richard S de Steiger, Peter Choong, Allen Cheng, David Paterson, Kirsty Buising, Michelle Dowsey, Ross Crawford, Tim Spelman, Philip Clarke, Ben Howden, Peter Rehfisch, Robert Molnar, Sam Adie, et al.

Journal article  |  2019  |  BMJ OPEN

INTRODUCTION: Resistant Gram-positive organisms, such as methicillin-resistant staphylococci, account for a significant proportion..

Chlorhexidine-alcohol versus iodineealcohol for surgical site skin preparation in an elective arthroplasty (ACAISA) study: a cluster randomized controlled trial

TN Peel, MM Dowsey, KL Buising, AC Cheng, PFM Choong

Journal article  |  2019  |  Clinical Microbiology and Infection

OBJECTIVES: Surgical site skin preparation is an effective method to prevent wound complications. The optimal agent has not been e..