Local contamination is a major cause of early deep wound infections following open posterior lumbosacral fusions.
Complications
Infection
Spine surgery
Surgical site infection
Surgical wound
Journal
Spine deformity
ISSN: 2212-1358
Titre abrégé: Spine Deform
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101603979
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
09 2023
09 2023
Historique:
received:
08
09
2022
accepted:
15
04
2023
medline:
15
8
2023
pubmed:
6
5
2023
entrez:
5
5
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Postoperative surgical site infection in patients treated with lumbosacral fusion has usually been thought to be caused by perioperative contamination. With the proximity of these incisions to the perineum, this study sought to determine if contamination by gastrointestinal and/or urogenital flora should be considered as a major cause of this complication. We conducted a retrospective review of adults treated with open posterior lumbosacral fusions between 2014 and 2021 to identify common factors in deep postoperative infection and the nature of the infecting organisms. Cases of tumor, primary infection and minimally invasive surgery were excluded. 489 eligible patients were identified, 20 of which required debridement deep to the fascia (4.1%). Mean age, operative time, estimated blood loss and levels fused were similar between both groups. The infected group had a significantly higher BMI. The mean time from primary procedure to debridement was 40.8 days. Four patients showed no growth, 3 showed Staphylococcus sp. infection (Perioperative Inside-Out) requiring debridement at 63.5 days. Thirteen showed infection with intestinal or urogenital pathogens (Postoperative Outside-In) requiring debridement at 20.0 days. Postoperative Outside-In infections led to debridement 80.3 days earlier than Perioperative Inside-Out infections (p = 0.007). 65% of deep infections in patients undergoing open lumbosacral fusion were due to early contamination by pathogens associated with the gastrointestinal and/or urogenital tracts. These required earlier debridement than Staphylococcus sp. There should be renewed focus on keeping these pathogens away from the incision during the early stages of wound healing.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37147477
doi: 10.1007/s43390-023-00694-x
pii: 10.1007/s43390-023-00694-x
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1209-1221Informations de copyright
© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Scoliosis Research Society.
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