Surgical Site Infection Rate from Office-Based Foot and Ankle Surgeries: A Retrospective Analysis
Foot and Ankle Surgery Resident at Mercy Health St. Vincents Medical Center
I'm glad to finally put some work out into the ether — a project that began years ago as a simple student idea.
I'm proud to share that our research, "Surgical Site Infection Rate from Office-Based Foot and Ankle Surgeries: A Retrospective Analysis", has been published in JAPMA.
Thanks to co-authors Nevin Joseph, DPM, Clayton Cassidy, and to the mentors at STEPS who helped bring this otherwise small project to fruition. My time with STEPS as a student truly elevated the start of my career prior to residency training. I’m incredibly grateful for my time there, and the work they continue to do in advancing student education in foot and ankle surgery.
This study highlights a topic often overlooked but deeply familiar to foot and ankle surgeons: in-office procedures. Our findings support what many of us know anecdotally — that office-based surgery is safe, cost-effective, efficient, and remarkably patient-friendly, especially in today’s healthcare environment.
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This study brings attention to the evolving conversation around surgical site infection rates in office-based surgery. Emerging research underscores that with proper protocols, outpatient surgical settings can match the safety standards of hospitals.
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