The Cost-Effectiveness of Vancomycin Powder in Lumbar Laminectomy.
Yehuda E KerbelGregory J KirchnerAnisha Reddy SunkerneniAlexander M LieberVincent M MorettiAmrit S KhalsaMarc J LevinePublished in: Global spine journal (2019)
This break-even analysis demonstrates that prophylactic vancomycin powder can be highly cost-effective for lumbar laminectomy. At our institution, vancomycin powder is economically justified if it prevents at least one infection out of 6700 lumbar laminectomy surgeries.