Cost savings analysis of intrawound vancomycin powder in posterior spinal surgery

Spine Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2710-2715

  Emohare, Osa ^a   Ledonio, Charles G ^b   Hill, Brian W ^c   Davis, Rick A ^a   Polly, David W ^b   Kang, Matthew M ^a  

^a REGIONS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative effectiveness; Cost saving; Cost benefit analysis; Economic; Infection; Local vancomycin powder; Posterior spinal fusion; Posterior spine surgery; Vancomycin

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; INTRAWOUND VANCOMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POWDER; REIMBURSEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL PATIENT; WOUND INFECTION; ECONOMICS; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PROCEDURES; SPINE; SURGERY; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; COST SAVINGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 84908502181     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: 18781632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2014.03.011     Document Type: Article

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