OBJECTIVETo determine the independent association between diabetes and surgical site
infection (SSI) across multiple surgical procedures. DESIGNSystematic review and meta …

Study Design. A systematic review and meta-analysis. Objective. The objective of this study
was to investigate the incidence of surgical site infection (SSI) in patients following spine …

BACKGROUND: Spine surgery is complicated by an incidence of 1% to 9% of surgical site
infection (SSI). The most common organisms are gram-positive bacteria and are …

Abstract Background Context The incidence of surgical site infection (SSI) following
posterior cervical surgery has been reported as high as 18% in the literature. Few large …

Background Surgical-site infection (SSI) after spinal surgery is the most common
complication, which results in greater morbidity, mortality, and health care costs. Identifying …

Study Design Literature review. Objective The aim of this literature review is to examine the
effects of obesity on postoperative complications and functional outcomes after spine …

Abstract Background Context As health-care transitions to value-based models, there has
been an increased focus on patient factors that can influence peri-and postoperative …

Purpose Inconsistent results have been reported in the literature on the association between
obesity, expressed as increased body mass index (BMI), and risk for surgical site infection …

Posterior cervical decompression and fusion (PCF) is a common surgical technique used to
treat various cervical spine pathologies. However, there are various complications …

Study design: A meta-analysis. Background: We performed a meta-analysis to explore risk
factors of surgical site infection (SSI) following spinal surgery. Methods: An extensive search …