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ArticleJournal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America2025

Intranasal Testing and Treatment for

Jason Malone, Alex Lee-Norris, Austin Wynn, Kaitlin Maher, John Lovejoy, Ryan Illgenfritz, Margaret Baldwin, Adriana Cadilla, Kathryn Farrell, Emily Craver

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Article in Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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10 authors.

Jason MaloneNemours Children's Hospital, Orlando, FL, USA.
Alex Lee-NorrisUniversity of Central Florida/HCA Ocala Florida Hospital, Ocala, FL, USA.
Austin WynnWellstar Kennestone Hospital, Marietta, GA, USA.
Kaitlin MaherNemours Children's Hospital, Orlando, FL, USA.
John LovejoyNemours Children's Hospital, Orlando, FL, USA.
Ryan IllgenfritzNemours Children's Hospital, Orlando, FL, USA.
Margaret BaldwinNemours Children's Hospital, Orlando, FL, USA.
Adriana CadillaNemours Children's Hospital, Orlando, FL, USA.
Kathryn FarrellNemours Children's Hospital, Orlando, FL, USA.
Emily CraverMayo Clinic Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL, USA.

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Abstract

Background: The impact of surgical site infections in spinal surgery can be profound. Several studies have demonstrated that Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study of children 8 to 18 years of age who underwent posterior spinal fusion from 2018 to 2020 at two standalone academic pediatric hospitals. Both hospitals had the same preoperative surgical bundle except that Group B included testing for Results: The overall infection rate between both hospitals was identified as 3.4%, with no difference between the two groups. The infection rate was lowest for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, with a rate of 1.3% and highest for neuromuscular scoliosis, with a rate of 8.2%. Hospital-wide bacterial rates in Group A compared to Group B were higher for all Conclusions: The treatment of patients with PI nasal decolonization in the pediatric spinal fusion cohort did not show a decrease in postoperative infections. The PI nasal testing and treatment was $308.25 per patient and $189,580.75 over the study period. Elimination of intranasal testing and Key Concepts: (1)The treatment of patients with povidine-iodine (PI) nasal decolonization in a pediatric spinal fusion cohort did not show a decrease in postoperative infections.(2)Elimination of intranasal testing and Level of Evidence: Level III.

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Pediatric spinal fusionPI nasal decolonizationSSI

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PMID40433582
PMCPMC12088288

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