2004
The use of wound vacuums in the management of postoperative wound infections
Husted D, Grauer J, Hilibrand A. The use of wound vacuums in the management of postoperative wound infections. Seminars In Spine Surgery 2004, 16: 182-187. DOI: 10.1053/j.semss.2004.09.005.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsWound infectionPostoperative wound infectionAppropriate antibiotic coverageWound vacuumAntibiotic coverageDevastating complicationWound checkSpine woundsSecondary intentionPrimary closurePrimary treatmentSpinal surgeryFluid collectionComplex woundsNeural elementsSurgical fieldSoft tissueInfectionWoundsHealingComplicationsDebridementSurgery
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