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Surgical Site Infections in Spinal Surgery
- Source :
- Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques. 28:352-362
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2015.
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Abstract
- Surgical site infections (SSIs) are a potentially devastating complication of spine surgery. SSIs are defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as occurring within 30 days of surgery or within 12 months of placement of foreign bodies, such as spinal instrumentation. SSIs are commonly categorized by the depth of surgical tissue involvement (ie, superficial, deep incisional, or organ and surrounding space). Postoperative infections result in increased costs and postoperative morbidity. Because continued research has improved the evaluation and management of spinal infections, spine surgeons must be aware of these modalities. The controversies in evaluation and management of SSIs in spine surgery will be reviewed.
- Subjects :
- Diagnostic Imaging
medicine.medical_specialty
Spinal instrumentation
business.industry
General surgery
Disease control
Spinal surgery
Surgery
Spine surgery
Risk Factors
Surgical site
medicine
Humans
Surgical Wound Infection
Orthopedic Procedures
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Neurology (clinical)
business
Complication
Foreign Bodies
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15360652
- Volume :
- 28
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....3ae0d9548bdb5e846068319f71261a05