The effect of antibiotic-impregnated calcium sulfate beads and Medical Optimization Clinic attendance on the acute surgical site infection rate in high-risk pediatric neuromuscular and syndromic scoliosis patients.
Yashas ReddyAdam A JamnikDavid ThornbergAnne-Marie DatcuEmily LachmannMegan JohnsonBrandon A RamoAmy L McIntoshPublished in: Spine deformity (2024)
The study examined the modern infection rate of NMS patients following the implementation of two interventions: MOC and Abx-I. Despite having higher risk factors (curves (88°), GMFCS level (4.5), ASA class (3), higher % instrumentation to the pelvis (85%)), the patients treated with both interventions demonstrated the lowest infection rate (2.13%).