Infection prevention in cervical spine surgery. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Surgical site infections (SSI) following cervical spine surgery can lead to significant patient morbidity and costs. Prevention of SSIs is multifactorial and can be divided in to preoperative patient optimization and intraoperative surgical factors. We performed a literature review to identify methods that can be used to prevent SSI development specifically in the cervical spine. We also present specific surgical pearls and techniques that have the potential to significantly decrease rates of cervical SSIs.

publication date

  • March 1, 2020

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC7154345

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 84965026747

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.4184/asj.2016.10.2.385

PubMed ID

  • 32309670

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 6

issue

  • 1