ReviewGlobal spine journal2020
Current Strategies in Prevention of Postoperative Infections in Spine Surgery.
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25 citing papers in PubMed, 62 citations in OpenAlex.
- Comparison of postoperative infection risk with and without topical vancomycin in adult posterior spinal fusion: a propensity-matched cohort study of 126,910 patients.Spine deformity · 2026Article
- Risk factors for surgical site infection following posterior internal fixation of thoracolumbar fractures.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Modulation of Surgical Site Infection Risk in Spinal and Thoracic Surgeries Through Operative Parameters: A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Predicting Surgical Site Infection after Lumbar Laminectomy and Discectomy: A Cutting-edge Algorithmic Approach by Incorporating Ensembled Stacking into the Current State-of-the-art for Automated Machine Learning.Neurosurgical review · 2025Article
- Light-based therapy of infected wounds: a review of dose considerations for photodynamic microbial inactivation and photobiomodulation.Journal of biomedical optics · 2025Review
- Current Approaches on Nurse-Performed Interventions to Prevent Healthcare-Acquired Infections: An Umbrella Review.Microorganisms · 2025Review
- From Guidelines to Action: Tackling Risk Factors for Surgical Site Infections.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Evaluating the role of nursing interventions in enhanced recovery after surgery for minimally invasive spine surgery: a retrospective analysis.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
- Prevention and Management of Posterior Wound Complications Following Oncologic Spine Surgery: Narrative Review of Available Evidence and Proposed Clinical Decision-Making Algorithm.Global spine journal · 2025Article
- Complications in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery in the Last 10 Years: A Narrative Review.Neurospine · 2024Article
- Impact of Plastic Surgery and an Enhanced Prophylaxis Protocol on Cervical Spine Surgery Infection.Plastic surgery (Oakville, Ont.) · 2024Article
- Serum Fructosamine as an Indicator of Perioperative Complications in Patients Undergoing Foot and Ankle Surgery.Foot & ankle orthopaedics · 2024Article
- Synthesis and evaluation of a novel vancomycin-infused, biomimetic bone graft using a rat model of spinal implant-associated infection.North American Spine Society journal · 2024Article
- Surgeon Preference Regarding Wound Dressing Management in Lumbar Fusion Surgery: An AO Spine Global Cross-Sectional Study.Neurospine · 2024Article
- Perioperative Urinary Catheter Use and Association to (Gram-Negative) Surgical Site Infection after Spine Surgery.Infectious disease reports · 2023Article
- Local contamination is a major cause of early deep wound infections following open posterior lumbosacral fusions.Spine deformity · 2023Article
- Revision Spinal Surgery at a University Hospital: Incidence, Causes, and Microbiological Agents in Infected Patients.International journal of spine surgery · 2022Article
- 30-day sepsis risk after laminectomy for resection of intradural extramedullary (IDEM) tumors based on NSQIP database: a critical appraisal.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2022Article
- Application Value of Total Knee Arthroplasty plus Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy in Traumatic Arthritis of the Knee.Computational and mathematical methods in medicine · 2022Article
- Influence of obstructive sleep apnea on postoperative cognitive dysfunction in elderly patients undergoing joint replacement.American journal of translational research · 2022Article
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11 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
STUDY
designNarrative review.
objectivesPostoperative surgical site infections (SSIs) are among the most common acute complications in spine surgery and have a devastating impact on outcomes. They can lead to increased morbidity and mortality as well as greater economic burden. Hence, preventive strategies to reduce the rate of SSIs after spine surgery have become vitally important. The purpose of this article was to summarize and critically analyze the available evidence related to current strategies in the prevention of SSIs after spine surgery.
methodsA literature search utilizing Medline database was performed. Relevant studies from all the evidence levels have been included. Recommendations to decrease the risk of SSIs have been provided based on the results from studies with the highest level of evidence.
resultsSSI prevention occurs at each phase of care including the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative periods. Meticulous patient selection, tight glycemic control in diabetics, smoking cessation, and screening/eradication of
conclusionsAlthough preventive strategies are already in use alone or in combination, further high-level research is required to prove their efficacy in reducing the rate of SSIs in spine surgery before evidence-based standard infection prophylaxis guidelines can be built.
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