[HTML][HTML] Effective Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Surgery: The Relevance and Role of Pharmacokinetics-Pharmacodynamics

SA Zelenitsky - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Appropriate surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis (SAP) is an important measure in preventing
surgical site infections (SSIs). Although antimicrobial pharmacokinetics–pharmacodynamics …

Preoperative epidural steroid injections do not increase the risk of postoperative infection in patients undergoing lumbar decompression or fusion: a systematic review …

Y Lee, TZ Issa, AP Kanhere, MJ Lambrechts… - European Spine …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Epidural corticosteroid injections (ESI) are a mainstay of nonoperative treatment for
patients with lumbar spine pathology. Recent literature evaluating infection risk following ESI …

Incidence and risk factors of surgical site infection following cervical laminoplasty: a retrospective clinical study

J Wang, Y Chang, M Suo, H Huang… - International Wound …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
There are many debates regarding the risk factors of surgical site infection (SSI) following
posterior cervical surgery in previous studies. And, till now there is no such a study to …

[HTML][HTML] Antibiotic use in spine surgery: A narrative review based in principles of antibiotic stewardship

FN Anwar, AM Roca, I Khosla, SS Medakkar… - North American Spine …, 2023 - Elsevier
A growing emphasis on antibiotic stewardship has led to a significant amount of literature
regarding antibiotic use in spine surgery for surgical prophylaxis and the treatment of spinal …

Perioperative Infection Prophylaxis with Vancomycin is a Significant Risk Factor for Deep Surgical Site Infection in Spine Surgery

GS Kazarian, JK Mok, M Johnson, YY Jordan, T Hirase… - Spine, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective cohort Objective. The purpose of this study was to compare the
efficacy of cefazolin versus vancomycin for perioperative infection prophylaxis. Summary of …

[HTML][HTML] Antibiotics in anesthesia and critical care

A Premachandra, P Moine - Annals of Translational Medicine, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Sepsis is life-threatening organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated host response to an
underlying acute infection. Sepsis is a major worldwide healthcare problem. An annual …

Evaluating compliance with the 2013 best practice guidelines for preventing surgical site infection in high-risk pediatric spine surgery

A Concepción-González, JM Sarmiento, CC Rymond… - Spine Deformity, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Purpose Best Practice Guidelines (BPGs) were published one decade ago to
decrease surgical site infection (SSI) in pediatric spinal deformity. Successful …

Obesity in the Patient Undergoing Spinal Surgery: Preoperative, Intraoperative, and Postoperative Management Considerations for Patient Optimization

TZ Issa, MJ Lambrechts, M McCurdy… - Contemporary Spine …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Lippincott Continuing Medical Education Institute, Inc., is accredited by the Accreditation
Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for …

Optimal time window for initiating cefuroxime surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis in spinal fusion surgery: a nested case-control study

H Zhang, Y Zhao, Y Du, Y Yang, J Zhang, S Wang - The Spine Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND CONTEXT Surgical site infections (SSI) are one of the common
complications following spinal fusion surgery. Unfortunately, several studies had shown …