SynthesisChild's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery2015
Risk factors for surgical site infection following pediatric spinal deformity surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Comment on "Does the combination of pulsed lavage and negative pressure dressings reduce infection rates after posterior spinal arthrodesis in pediatric scoliosis?"Spine deformity · 2026Article
- Multicenter evaluation of wound closure techniques and postoperative complications following pediatric nonidiopathic scoliosis surgery.Spine deformity · 2026Article
- Surgical Site Infection After Posterior Spinal Fusion for Paediatric Spinal Deformities: A Single-Centre Retrospective Observational Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Analysis of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis population for Surgical Site Infection Risk Factors.Journal of orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Incidence, Impact, and Risk Factors for 30-Day Wound Complications Following Elective Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery.Global spine journal · 2017Article
- Morbidity associated with 30-day surgical site infection following nonshunt pediatric neurosurgery.Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics · 2017Article
- Risk factors for surgical site infection following nonshunt pediatric neurosurgery: a review of 9296 procedures from a national database and comparison with a single-center experience.Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics · 2017Article
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Abstract
purposeThis study was conducted to identify risk factors for postoperative infection after pediatric spinal deformity surgery.
methodsA systematic electronic literature search from inception to November 2014 was performed in the following databases: Pubmed, Embase, and Cochrane library databases. Pooled odds ratios (ORs) or standardized mean differences (SMDs) with 95 % confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated using random or fixed effects model. Newcastle-Ottawa scale was used to evaluate the methodological quality, and Stata 11.0 was used to analyze data.
resultsThe main factors associated with infection after spinal surgery were idiopathic scoliosis (OR, 0.303; 95 % CI, 0.202-0.453), neuromuscular scoliosis (OR, 2.269; 95 % CI, 1.576-3.267), ambulatory status (OR, 0.241; 95 % CI, 0.078-0.747), previous spinal surgery (OR, 4.564; 95 % CI, 1.892-11.009), sacral vertebrae fused (OR, 2.717; 95 % CI, 1.836-4.020), and allograft (OR, 8.498; 95 % CI, 4.030-17.917). There was no sufficient evidence to reveal that male gender, age, body mass index, preoperative curve, preoperative urinary tract infection, combined anterior-posterior approach, estimated blood loss, and operating room time could lead to infection after spinal surgery.
conclusionsWe identified some risk factors which could be used to prevent the onset of surgical site infection in pediatric spinal deformity surgery. However, the results of this meta-analysis should be interpreted with caution because of the heterogeneity among the studies.
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