Perioperative Risk Factors for Wound Infections after Lower Back Fusions

Autor:	Rocco R. Calderone, Daniel A. Capen, Anna Green
Rok vydání:	1996
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Arthrodesis medicine.medical_treatment Surgical wound Perioperative medicine.disease Surgery Seroma medicine Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Premedication Intraoperative Period Risk factor Complication business
Zdroj:	Orthopedic Clinics of North America. 27:83-86
ISSN:	0030-5898
DOI:	10.1016/s0030-5898(20)32052-6
Popis:	Although reduced by technology, antibiotics and surgical technique, spinal infection from surgery remains a recognizable risk. The rate of infection in spinal surgery is reviewed. Identification of risk factors are important in preoperative planning. Preoperative risk factors for postoperative spinal infection include obesity and smoking. Attention to sterility and efficient technique can reduce potential wound contamination intraoperatively. Excessive wound drainage and seroma formation should warn of a potential wound infection.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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