Risk factors for wound complications following spine surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Wound complications, including surgical site infections (SSIs) and wound dehiscence, are among the most common complications following spine surgery often leading to readmission. The authors sought to identify preoperative characteristics predictive of wound complications after spine surgery.

Methods

The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database for years 2012-2014 was reviewed for patients undergoing spine surgery, defined by the Current Procedural Terminology codes. Forty-four preoperative and surgical characteristics were analyzed for associations with wound complications.

Results

Of the 99,152 patients included in this study, 2.2% experienced at least one wound complication (superficial SSI: 0.9%, deep SSI: 0.8%

SUBMITTER: Piper KF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5682694 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature