INTRASITE VANCOMYCIN POWDER AS A PROPHYLACTIC ADJUVANT IN LUMBAR FUSION

ABSTRACT Objective: To identify whether the use of prophylactic intrasite vancomycin as an adjuvant is a protective factor against deep tissue infection of the surgical site. Methods: Retrospective, descriptive, case-control study evaluating 210 patients, of whom 70 received intrasite vancomycin...

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Main Authors: Jorge Álvaro González Ross, Alfredo Javier Moheno Gallardo, Eulalio Elizalde Martínez, José Manuel Pérez Atanasio, Ruth Martínez Martínez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Coluna (SBC) 2016-03-01
Series:Coluna/Columna
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-18512016000100044&lng=en&tlng=en