Topical vancomycin for surgical prophylaxis in non-instrumented pediatric spinal surgeries.

John G D CannonAllen L HoJyodi MoholeArjun V PendharkarEric S SussmanSamuel H CheshierGerald A Grant

Published in: Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (2018)

Routine topical vancomycin administration during closure of non-instrumented spinal procedures can be a safe and effective tool for reducing SSIs in the pediatric neurosurgical population.

Keyphrases

spinal cord
methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
wound healing
clinical practice
spinal cord injury
staphylococcus aureus
young adults