What’s the Evidence? Systematic Literature Review of Risk Factors and Preventive Strategies for Surgical Site Infection Following Pediatric Spine Surgery
Glotzbecker MP, Riedel MD, Vitale MG, Matsumoto H, Roye DP, Erickson M, Flynn JM, Saiman L. What’s the Evidence? Systematic Literature Review of Risk Factors and Preventive Strategies for Surgical Site Infection Following Pediatric Spine Surgery. Journal Of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2013, 33: 479-487. PMID: 23752143, DOI: 10.1097/bpo.0b013e318285c507.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical site infectionPediatric spine surgeryRisk of SSILevel of evidenceRisk factorsSpine surgerySite infectionPreventive strategiesLevel III Therapeutic StudyPrevention practicesAntibiotic prophylaxis protocolGrade B recommendationPreoperative nasal swabComorbid medical conditionsSacrum/pelvisUse of allograftsPoor quality evidenceDuplicate abstractsIntravenous vancomycinNeuromuscular populationsPerioperative prophylaxisSpine infectionB recommendationBowel incontinenceProphylaxis protocol