Urinary Tract Infection Following Posterior Lumbar Fusion Procedures
Bohl DD, Ahn J, Tabaraee E, Ahn J, Jain A, Grauer JN, Singh K. Urinary Tract Infection Following Posterior Lumbar Fusion Procedures. Spine 2015, 40: 1785-1791. PMID: 26020850, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000001003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosterior lumbar fusion proceduresUrinary tract infectionLumbar fusion proceduresGreater riskSystemic sepsisTract infectionsRisk factorsFusion proceduresSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseDependent functional statusImprovement Program databaseIndependent risk factorImportant clinical consequencesSpinal fusion proceduresHealth care systemDiabetic statusOperative durationRetrospective reviewFemale sexFunctional statusOperative characteristicsProgram databaseInclusion criteria