Therapy of spinal wound infections using vacuum-assisted wound closure: risk factors leading to resistance to treatment.

Ploumis, Avraam

Therapy of spinal wound infections using vacuum-assisted wound closure: risk factors leading to resistance to treatment. [electronic resource] - Journal of spinal disorders & techniques Jul 2008 - 320-3 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article

1536-0652

10.1097/BSD.0b013e318141f99d doi


Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anti-Bacterial Agents--therapeutic use
Debridement--instrumentation
Drug Resistance, Bacterial--physiology
Equipment Contamination--statistics & numerical data
Female
Humans
Internal Fixators--adverse effects
Male
Middle Aged
Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy--instrumentation
Neurosurgical Procedures--adverse effects
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Secondary Prevention
Spinal Diseases--surgery
Staphylococcal Infections--drug therapy
Suction--methods
Surgical Wound Infection--drug therapy
Therapeutic Irrigation--instrumentation
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome