The use of vancomycin powder reduces surgical reoperation in posterior instrumented and noninstrumented spinal surgery

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 156, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 749-754

  Hill, Brian W ^a   Emohare, Osa ^a   Song, Bowei ^b   Davis, Rick ^a   Kang, Matthew M ^a  

^a REGIONS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prophylaxis; Spine surgery; Surgical site infection; Vancomycin powder; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; POWDER;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DEVICE; MIDDLE AGED; NONHUMAN; POWDER; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE SURGERY; SURGEON; SURGICAL INFECTION; VERY ELDERLY; WOUND CLOSURE; YOUNG ADULT; INCIDENCE; NEUROSURGERY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROCEDURES; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SURGERY; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POWDERS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 84897108861     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: 09420940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-014-2022-z     Document Type: Article

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