Prophylactic Intrawound Application of Vancomycin Powder in Instrumented Spinal Fusion Surgery
- Authors
- 김현수; 이상구; 김우경; 박찬우; 손성
- Issue Date
- Sep-2013
- Publisher
- 대한척추신경외과학회
- Keywords
- Wound infection; Spine; Instrumentation; Vancomycin
- Citation
- 대한척추신경외과학회지, v.10, no.3, pp.121 - 125
- Journal Title
- 대한척추신경외과학회지
- Volume
- 10
- Number
- 3
- Start Page
- 121
- End Page
- 125
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/15371
- DOI
- 10.14245/kjs.2013.10.3.121
- ISSN
- 1738-2262
- Abstract
- Objective: We evaluated the effect of intrawound application of vancomycin powder for infection prophylaxis in wounds caused by instrumented spinal surgery.
Methods: From July 2012 to December 2012, 74 instrumented spinal fusion procedures were performed by 1 neurosurgeon at a single institute. We divided the patients into 2 groups, depending on the use of local application of vancomycin powder: Group A (intrawound application of vancomycin powder with perioperative intravenous cefazolin) and Group B (perioperative intravenous cefazolin alone). A retrospective cohort comparative study was conducted between the 2 groups. The age, sex, comorbidities, smoking, surgical procedure, and surgical site infection (SSI) of consecutive patients were analyzed.
Results: Among the 74 patients, 34 patients were assigned to group A and 40 patients to group B. No wound infections were found in group A. However, in group B, 5 cases of SSI (12.5%) were found. A statistically significant reduction in SSI incidence was observed in group A (p<0.033). The 5 cases of SSI in group B consisted of 3 cases of deep wound infection and 2 cases of superficial wound infection. All SSIs were found in cases of posterior approach surgery and tended to be more frequent in older patients.
Conclusion: Adjunctive intrawound local application of vancomycin powder is a simple uncomplicated procedure and can result in a significant reduction of SSI in instrumented spinal fusions. Furthermore, culture of the drainage tip is very important for confirmation of deep wound infection.
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