{"title":"Wound complications following spine tumor surgery: Risk factors and prevention","authors":"Chukwuka Obiofuma, Addisu Mesfin","doi":"10.1016/j.semss.2024.101138","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Surgical site infections (SSI) and wound complications are common following primary and metastatic spine tumor surgery. Some risks factors include pre-operative radiation therapy, malnutrition, revision surgeries, length of surgery and co-morbidities. Some strategies to decrease wound complications include plastic surgery closure and use of betadine irrigation and vancomycin intrawound power. However, larger series prospective randomized studies are needed in order advance the field of spine oncology and to continue to decrease wound complications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":39884,"journal":{"name":"Seminars in Spine Surgery","volume":"36 4","pages":"Article 101138"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Seminars in Spine Surgery","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1040738324000613","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"Medicine","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Surgical site infections (SSI) and wound complications are common following primary and metastatic spine tumor surgery. Some risks factors include pre-operative radiation therapy, malnutrition, revision surgeries, length of surgery and co-morbidities. Some strategies to decrease wound complications include plastic surgery closure and use of betadine irrigation and vancomycin intrawound power. However, larger series prospective randomized studies are needed in order advance the field of spine oncology and to continue to decrease wound complications.
期刊介绍:
Seminars in Spine Surgery is a continuing source of current, clinical information for practicing surgeons. Under the direction of a specially selected guest editor, each issue addresses a single topic in the management and care of patients. Topics covered in each issue include basic anatomy, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, management options and follow-up of the condition under consideration. The journal also features "Spinescope," a special section providing summaries of articles from other journals that are of relevance to the understanding of ongoing research related to the treatment of spinal disorders.