Osteomyelitis and antibiotic treatment in patients with grade IV pressure injury and spinal cord lesion-a retrospective cohort study.

Johanna RigazziCarina FähndrichRik OsingaSandro BaumgartnerMichael E Baumberger Jörg KrebsDirk Johannes SchaeferMarkus VogtReto WettsteinAnke Scheel-Sailer

Published in: Spinal cord (2022)

Because the variety of patients concerning SCI/D, PI, and OM characteristics did not show a conclusive relation between length of antibiotic treatment and complication rates, the development of a subgroup specific treatment concept for PI in patients with SCI/D would be favorable to further optimize antibiotic treatment.

Keyphrases

spinal cord
spinal cord injury
end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
clinical trial
combination therapy
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis