ArticleTherapeutics and clinical risk management2018
Risk factors for surgical site infection following lumbar spinal surgery: a meta-analysis.
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Abstract
objectiveTo identify risk factors for surgical site infection (SSI) in patients who had undergone lumbar spinal surgery.
methodsStudies published in PubMed, Web of Science, and Embase were systematically reviewed to determine risk factors for SSI following lumbar spinal surgery. Results are expressed as risk ratios (RRs) with 95% CIs and weighted mean difference (WMD) with 95% CI. A fixed-effect or random-effect model was used to pool the estimates according to heterogeneity among the studies included.
resultsSixteen studies involving 13,393 patients were included in this meta-analysis. Pooled estimates suggested that diabetes (RR 2.19, 95% CI 1.43-3.36;
conclusionOur results identified several important factors that increased the risk of postoperative SSI. Knowing these risk factors, surgeons could adequately analyze and evaluate risk factors in patients and then develop prevention measurements to reduce the rate of SSI.
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