TY - JOUR
T1 - Postoperative Spine Infections
T2 - Prevention and Treatment
AU - Bible, Jesse E.
AU - Donaldson, William F.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2016/3/1
Y1 - 2016/3/1
N2 - Several patient-related risk factors for postoperative spine infections exist. Those modifiable risk factors, such as malnutrition and glucose control, should be optimized before surgery with the hopes of lessening any associated infection risk. Furthermore, other operative variables, such as antibiotic administration, should also be closely monitored. However, postoperative infections always remain inevitable. Prompt diagnosis and proper treatment is the key to reduce any associated morbidity for the patient. The tenants of treatments remain surgical debridement with and without implant removal, and antibiotic therapy.
AB - Several patient-related risk factors for postoperative spine infections exist. Those modifiable risk factors, such as malnutrition and glucose control, should be optimized before surgery with the hopes of lessening any associated infection risk. Furthermore, other operative variables, such as antibiotic administration, should also be closely monitored. However, postoperative infections always remain inevitable. Prompt diagnosis and proper treatment is the key to reduce any associated morbidity for the patient. The tenants of treatments remain surgical debridement with and without implant removal, and antibiotic therapy.
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U2 - 10.1053/j.oto.2015.12.002
DO - 10.1053/j.oto.2015.12.002
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84960805134
SN - 1048-6666
VL - 26
SP - 40
EP - 44
JO - Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
JF - Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
IS - 1
ER -
