Short Antibiotic Treatment Duration for Osteomyelitis Complicating Pressure Ulcers: A Quasi-experimental Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Osteomyelitis-complicating pressure ulcers are frequent among patients with spinal cord injuries (SCIs), and the optimal management is unknown. In our referral center, the current management is debridement and flap coverage surgeries, followed by a short antibiotic treatment. We aimed to evaluate patients' outcomes a year after surgery.

Methods

We performed a quasi-experimental retrospective before/after study on SCI patients with presumed osteomyelitis associated with perineal pressure ulcers. We included all patients who underwent surgery with debridement and flap covering, followed by effective antibiotic treatment, between May 1, 2016, and October 30, 2020. The effective antimicrobial treatment duration included the 10 days leading up to January 1, 2018 (befor

SUBMITTER: Dinh A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10009872 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature