The intent of this document is to highlight practical recommendations in a concise format
designed to assist acute-care hospitals in implementing and prioritizing their surgical-site …

Study Design Cross-sectional international survey with literature review. Objectives To
evaluate the evidence for these strategies and to understand the current trends in …

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study. Objective: To compare infection rates before and
after the implementation of a quality improvement protocol focused on methicillin-resistant …

Wound complications in spine surgeries are common and serious. This study aimed to
determine the risk of wound dehiscence with a low-dose of intrawound vancomycin …

Este documento actualiza las Estrategias para prevenir las infecciones del sitio quirúrgico
en hospitales de cuidados agudos publicadas en 2014. 1 Este documento de orientación de …

Purpose To assess the efficacy and safety of intrawound antibiotics in posterior fusions for
adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). Methods The NSQIP-Pediatric databases 2016–2018 …

Background: Surgical sites infections (SSIs) in spine surgeries represent one of the
commonest hospital-acquired infections. SSIs refers to infection of surgical wound within 30 …

Study Design Retrospective cohort study. Objective This study aimed to investigate the
characteristics of microflora in patients with deep spinal surgical site infection (SSI) after …