ArticleJournal of orthopaedic surgery and research2023
Surgical site infection in spinal surgery: a bibliometric analysis.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Risk factors for surgical site infections after orthopaedic surgery: A meta-analysis and systematic review.International wound journal · 2025Pooled it
- Effectiveness of negative pressure wound therapy in treating deep surgical site infections after spine surgery: a meta-analysis of single-arm studies.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Pooled it
- Topical vancomycin powder for the prevention of surgical site infections in spinal deformity surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2024Pooled it
- Risk factors for deep surgical site infections following orthopedic trauma surgery: a meta-analysis and systematic review.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Pooled it
- Negative pressure wound therapy in the management of postoperative spinal wound infections: a systematic review.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2024Pooled it
- Wound healing after intracutaneous vs. staple-assisted skin closure in lumbar, non-instrumented spine surgery: a multicenter prospective randomized trial.Acta neurochirurgica · 2024Trial
- Clinical burden and treatment pathways of early deep surgical site infection after lumbar spine surgery: a Vietnamese single-center descriptive study.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2026Article
- Comparative outcomes of gram-positive and gram-negative intraoperative infections in degenerative scoliosis: a 10-year propensity score-matched analysis.Spine deformity · 2026Article
- No surgical site infections observed after lumbar unilateral biportal endoscopy: a multicenter retrospective series of 1566 patients.Brain & spine · 2026Article
- Research trends and clustering analysis of postoperative infections following lumbar interbody fusion: a bibliometric study.Neurosurgical review · 2025Article
- 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
- Prevalence and Risk Factors of Postoperative Spinal Infections: A Five-year Study in Northwestern Iran.Archives of Iranian medicine · 2025Article
- Assessment of Sonication for Diagnosing Implant-Associated Infections in Spinal Surgery Routine Practice.Microorganisms · 2025Article
- Surgical site infection rate in spine surgery, incidence, and risk factors: a ten-year retrospective cohort review in a developing neurosurgical centre.BMC surgery · 2025Article
- The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) levels predicting the surgical site infection in spinal surgery: a systematic review.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2025Review
- First Clinical Evidence About the Use of a New Silver-Coated Titanium Alloy Instrumentation to Counteract Surgical Site Infection at the Spine Level.Journal of functional biomaterials · 2025Article
- Defining postoperative spinal infections: navigating the inconsistencies in diagnostic definitions.Journal of bone and joint infection · 2025Article
- Association between postoperative intravenous methylprednisolone and surgical site infection in posterior lumbar fusion surgery: a retrospective single-center study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- Spectrum of Surgical Site Infection Pathogens in Chronic Infectious Spondylitis Requiring Revision Surgery: A 5-Year Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundSurgical site infection (SSI) is a common complication in spinal surgery that can significantly affect the patient's prognosis. Despite advances in surgical techniques and infection control measures, SSI remains a considerable concern for healthcare providers and patients alike. In recent years, there has been a steady increase in studies related to SSI in spine surgery, leading to the publication of numerous informative articles. However, the current state and trends of research in the field of spinal SSI remain unclear. This study aims to conduct a bibliometric analysis of SSI-related articles in spine surgery to identify research status and trends. Meanwhile, we identify the top 100 most cited articles for further analysis.
methodsWe searched for all articles related to spinal SSI in the Web of Science Core Collection, recording the publication year, country, journal, institution, keywords, and citation frequency for further analysis. In addition, we identified and analyzed the top 100 most cited articles.
resultsA total of 307 articles related to spinal SSI were identified. All of these articles were published between 2008 and 2022, with the number of publications showing an increasing trend over the years. The related articles originated from 37 countries, with the USA contributing the most (n = 138). The institution with the highest number of publications and citations was Johns Hopkins University (14 articles; 835 citations). Among the journals, Spine had the highest number of articles (n = 47). The prevention of spinal SSI has been a research hotspot in recent years. Among the top 100 most cited articles, the most common research theme was the risk factors associated with spinal SSI.
conclusionsIn recent years, research related to spinal SSI has attracted the attention of numerous clinicians and scholars. As the first bibliometric analysis of spinal SSI, our study aims to provide pragmatic guidance for clinicians to learn the research status and trends in this field and improve their vigilance toward SSI.
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