Surgical Site Infection After Posterior Stabilization of the Spine - When do we Have to Remove the Implants?

Max ProstMelanie Elisabeth RöcknerGreta FlühJoachim WindolfMarkus Rafael Konieczny

Published in: Clinical spine surgery (2022)

In our group of patients, the success rate of irrigation and debridement without implant removal was 71.9%. In the light of this data, performing at least two irrigations and debridement before implant removal seems to be a valid treatment option in PSSI after PS if there are no RSL in early and late PSSI.

Keyphrases

surgical site infection
end stage renal disease
soft tissue
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
electronic health record
big data
machine learning
patient reported outcomes
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