Complications of infection in Pediatric spine surgery

Pediatric Health

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 579-592

  Harrod, Christopher C ^a   Boykin, Robert E ^a   Hedequist, Daniel J ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthrodesis; Complications; Deformity pediatric spinesurgery; Risk factors; Surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CLINDAMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING CESSATION; SPINE FUSION; SPINE SURGERY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; SURGICAL INFECTION;

EID: 73949110140     PISSN: 17455111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/phe.09.61     Document Type: Review

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