Wound Closure in Nonidiopathic Scoliosis: Does Closure Matter?
| Autor: | Michael Margiotta, Debra A. Sala, Norman Y. Otsuka, Thomas J. Errico, David S. Feldman, Justin C. Paul, James P. Ward |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Neuromuscular disease Adolescent medicine.medical_treatment Population Scoliosis Surgical Flaps 03 medical and health sciences Postoperative Complications 0302 clinical medicine medicine Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Child Muscle Skeletal education Retrospective Studies 030222 orthopedics Surgical team education.field_of_study Wound Closure Techniques business.industry Incidence Incidence (epidemiology) General Medicine medicine.disease Surgery Plastic surgery Orthopedics Spinal Fusion Treatment Outcome Anesthesia Spinal fusion Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female business Surgical incision 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics. 37:166-170 |
| ISSN: | 0271-6798 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/bpo.0000000000000610 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND Postoperative wound complications after posterior spinal fusion are difficult to manage. The incidence in the nonidiopathic patient population is significantly higher than the adolescent idiopathic population. A comparison of wound complications after posterior spinal fusion for nonidiopathic scoliosis between the utilization of the orthopaedic surgical team at the time of closure performing a nonstandardized wound closure versus a plastic surgeon with a plastic multilayered closure technique and rotational flap coverage when needed had not previously been evaluated. The purpose of this study was to compare the complication rate between nonstandardized and plastic multilayered closure of the surgical incision in patients undergoing posterior spinal fusion for nonidiopathic scoliosis. METHODS The charts of 76 patients with a primary diagnosis of scoliosis associated with a syndrome or neuromuscular disease and who underwent a posterior spinal fusion were reviewed. Forty-two patients had their incisions closed using the nonstandardized technique and 34 using the plastic multilayered technique. These 2 groups were compared for age, sex, primary diagnosis, number of levels fused, estimated blood loss, number of units transfused, operating room time, wound complication, and return to operating room. RESULTS The wound complication rate in the nonstandardized closure group was 19% (8/42) compared with 0% (0/34) in the plastic multilayered closure group (P=0.007). The unanticipated return to the operating room rate was 11.9% (5/42) for the nonstandardized closure patients versus 0% (0/34) for the plastic multilayered closure patients (P=0.061). CONCLUSIONS The use of the plastic multilayered closure technique in this patient population is important in an effort to decrease postoperative wound complications. The ability of the surgical team to decrease the infection rate of nonidiopathic scoliosis cannot be overstated. The method of wound closure plays a major role in lowering this incidence. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level III-therapeutic. |
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