External validation of a prediction model for surgical site infection after thoracolumbar spine surgery in a Western European cohort

External validation of a prediction model for surgical site infection after thoracolumbar spine surgery in a Western European cohort

Abstract Background A prediction model for surgical site infection (SSI) after spine surgery was developed in 2014 by Lee et al. This model was developed to compute an individual estimate of the probability of SSI after spine surgery based on the patient’s comorbidity profile and invasiveness of sur...

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Main Authors: Daniël M. C. Janssen, Sander M. J. van Kuijk, Boudewijn B. d’Aumerie, Paul C. Willems
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Subjects:
Spine surgery
Instrumentation
Surgical site infection
Prediction model
External validation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-018-0821-2

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