Building Consensus
Vitale MG, Riedel MD, Glotzbecker MP, Matsumoto H, Roye DP, Akbarnia BA, Anderson RC, Brockmeyer DL, Emans JB, Erickson M, Flynn JM, Lenke LG, Lewis SJ, Luhmann SJ, McLeod LM, Newton PO, Nyquist AC, Richards BS, Shah SA, Skaggs DL, Smith JT, Sponseller PD, Sucato DJ, Zeller RD, Saiman L. Building Consensus. Journal Of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2013, 33: 471-478. PMID: 23752142, DOI: 10.1097/bpo.0b013e3182840de2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical site infectionHigh-risk pediatric patientsSSI prevention strategiesPediatric patientsSpine surgerySpine fusionHigh riskIdiopathic scoliosisPrevention strategiesPrevention of SSIPerioperative surgical site infectionReduced health care costsPostoperative dressing changesPreoperative nutritional assessmentSpine surgery patientsPreoperative urine cultureInfectious disease specialistsPediatric spine surgeryOperating room accessPediatric spine surgeonsIntraoperative wound irrigationHigh-risk childrenAdolescent idiopathic scoliosisHealth care costsPatient education sheetsWhat’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