Irrigation techniques used in spine surgery for surgical site infection prophylaxis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The greater likelihood of morbidity, mortality, length of hospital stays and poorer long-term outcomes as a result of surgical site infections secondary to spinal surgery makes prophylactic measures an imperative focus. Therefore, the aim of this review was to evaluate the available research related to the efficacy of different intraoperative irrigation techniques used in spinal surgery for surgical site infection (SSI) prophylaxis.

Methods

We performed a comprehensive search using Ovid Medline, EMBASE, Web of Science and the Cochrane library pertaining to this topic. Our meta-analysis was conducted according to PRISMA guidelines. The inclusion criteria consist of spine surgeries with intraoperative use of any wound irrigation technique, comparison groups with a d

SUBMITTER: Torres KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9414142 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature