Retrospective study of deep surgical site infections following spinal surgery and the effectiveness of continuous irrigation

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 621-624

  Chikawa, Takashi ^a   Sakai, Toshinori ^b,c   Bhatia, Nitin N ^c   Sairyo, Koichi ^d   Utunomiya, Risa ^a   Nakamura, Masaru ^a   Nakano, Shunji ^a   Shimakawa, Takeaki ^a   Minato, Akira ^a  

^a TOKUSHIMA PREFECTURAL CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d TEIKYO UNIVERSITY MIZONOKUCHI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Infection; outcome; surgery; surgical site infections

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; EARLY DEEP SURGICAL SITE INFECTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SPINE FUSION; SURGICAL INFECTION; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND IRRIGATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; FASCIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RENAL DIALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL FUSION; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; THERAPEUTIC IRRIGATION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051862471     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02688697.2010.546902     Document Type: Review

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