Spondylodiscitis after lumbar disk surgery

The value of perioperative prophylactic use of antibiotics in lumbar disc surgery is investigated, based on a retrospective study of the operative results of 5041 patients. The rate of occurrence of postoperative spondylodiscitis was significantly higher during the period in which no perioperative p...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Neurosurgical review 1994-01, Vol.17 (3), p.189-193
Hauptverfasser:	PIOTROWSKI, W. P, KROMBHOLZ, M. A, MÜHL, B
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Antibacterial agents Antibiotics. Antiinfectious agents. Antiparasitic agents Biological and medical sciences Cephalosporins - therapeutic use Diabetes Complications Discitis - diagnosis Discitis - drug therapy Humans Intervertebral Disc Displacement - surgery Lumbar Vertebrae - pathology Lumbar Vertebrae - surgery Magnetic Resonance Imaging Medical sciences Pharmacology. Drug treatments Postoperative Complications - diagnosis Postoperative Complications - drug therapy Premedication Reoperation Retrospective Studies Risk Factors
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Zusammenfassung:	The value of perioperative prophylactic use of antibiotics in lumbar disc surgery is investigated, based on a retrospective study of the operative results of 5041 patients. The rate of occurrence of postoperative spondylodiscitis was significantly higher during the period in which no perioperative prophylaxis was carried out, than it was during the period, in which perioperative prophylaxis was routine. Thus the perioperative prophylactic use of antibiotics seems highly recommendable.
ISSN:	0344-5607 1437-2320
DOI:	10.1007/BF00418428