2008
Sterility of C-arm Fluoroscopy During Spinal Surgery
Biswas D, Bible JE, Whang PG, Simpson AK, Grauer JN. Sterility of C-arm Fluoroscopy During Spinal Surgery. Spine 2008, 33: 1913-1917. PMID: 18622356, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0b013e31817bb130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEquipment ContaminationFluoroscopyHumansIntraoperative ComplicationsNeurosurgical ProceduresSpineConceptsPostoperative infectionSurgical casesC-armSwab samplesNegative controlSterile culture swabC-arm fluoroscopyPlacement of instrumentationProspective studyPostoperative contaminationSpinal surgerySpine surgeryIntraoperative contaminationIntraoperative fluoroscopySpinal alignmentBACKGROUND DATAFluoroscopic C-armSpinal operationsSpine surgeonsCulture swabsWhich Regions of the Operating Gown Should be Considered Most Sterile?
Bible JE, Biswas D, Whang PG, Simpson AK, Grauer JN. Which Regions of the Operating Gown Should be Considered Most Sterile? Clinical Orthopaedics And Related Research® 2008, 467: 825-830. PMID: 18592330, PMCID: PMC2635444, DOI: 10.1007/s11999-008-0341-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Sterilization Wrap Inspections Do Not Adequately Evaluate Instrument Sterility
Waked WR, Simpson AK, Miller CP, Magit DP, Grauer JN. Sterilization Wrap Inspections Do Not Adequately Evaluate Instrument Sterility. Clinical Orthopaedics And Related Research® 2007, 462: 207-211. PMID: 17452915, DOI: 10.1097/blo.0b013e318065b0bc.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2003
Postoperative wound infections of the spine.
Beiner JM, Grauer J, Kwon BK, Vaccaro AR. Postoperative wound infections of the spine. Neurosurgical FOCUS 2003, 15: e14. PMID: 15347232, DOI: 10.3171/foc.2003.15.3.14.BooksMeSH KeywordsAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntibiotic ProphylaxisBlood SedimentationBone TransplantationCombined Modality TherapyComorbidityC-Reactive ProteinDebridementDiagnostic ImagingDisease SusceptibilityDiskectomyDrug Therapy, CombinationEquipment ContaminationHumansInternal FixatorsMalnutritionNutritional SupportReoperationRisk FactorsSpineSurgical Wound InfectionTherapeutic IrrigationConceptsRate of infectionLumbar surgeryWound infectionNutritional statusPostoperative spinal wound infectionsAntibiotic prophylactic therapySpinal wound infectionsPostoperative wound infectionUncomplicated postoperative courseErythrocyte sedimentation rateC-reactive proteinPossibility of infectionMajority of casesSubfascial layerProphylactic therapyAggressive treatmentPostoperative coursePatient factorsWound swellingClinical symptomsSuperficial infectionRisk factorsBone graftInfectionComplete eradication