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Retrospective Study BioMed research international 2015

Management of Deep Infection after Instrumentation on Lumbar Spinal Surgery in a Single Institution.

Liu JT, Liao WJ, Chang CS, Chen YH — BioMed research international, 2015

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers retrospectively reviewed data from 1,875 patients who underwent open lumbar spinal surgery over 15 years to identify and analyze postoperative surgical site infections (SSIs).

What They Found

Out of 1,875 patients (1,176 with implants, 699 without), 38 developed postoperative surgical site infections (SSIs). The overall SSI rate was 2.03%, with patients who received spinal implants having a higher incidence of SSIs compared to those without implants.

Canadian Relevance

There is no direct Canadian connection mentioned in this study.

Study Limitations

The study's findings are limited by its retrospective design and reliance on data from a single institution.

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Study Details

Study Type Retrospective Study
Category Infection
Source Pubmed
PubMed ID 26273650
Year Published 2015
Journal BioMed research international
MeSH Terms Aged; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Causality; Comorbidity; Drainage; Female; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Incidence; Internal Fixators; Length of Stay; Lumbar Vertebrae; Male; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors

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