Prevention of Surgical Site Infections in Spine Surgery: An International Survey of Clinical Practices Among Expert Spine Surgeons.

Dimitri TkatschenkoSonja HansenJulia KochChristopher AmesMichael G FehlingsSigurd BervenLali SekhonChristopher ShaffreyJustin S SmithRobert HartHan-Jo KimJeffrey WangYoon HaKenny Yat Hong KwanYong HaiMarcelo ValaccoAsdrubal FalavignaNéstor TaboadaAlfredo J GuiroyJuan EmmerichPhilipp J JostFrank KandzioraClaudius ThoméMarkus LoiblWilco PeulAlessandro GasbarriniIbrahim ObeidMartin GehrchenAndrej TrampuzPeter VajkoczyJulia Onken

Published in: Global spine journal (2022)

With this study we provide an international overview on the heterogeneity of SSI prevention strategies in spine surgery. We demonstrated a large heterogeneity for pre-, peri- and postoperative measures to prevent SSI. Our data illustrated the need for developing universal guidelines and for testing areas of controversy in prospective clinical trials.

Keyphrases

surgical site infection
clinical trial
single cell
clinical practice
primary care
healthcare
patients undergoing
quality improvement
cross sectional
randomized controlled trial
machine learning
open label