Appropriateness of Twenty-four-Hour Antibiotic Prophylaxis After Spinal Surgery in Which a Drain Is Utilized: A Prospective Randomized Study

Conclusions:
Continuing perioperative administration of antibiotics for the entire duration that a drain is in place after spinal surgery did not decrease the rate of surgical site infections.

Level of Evidence:
Therapeutic Level I. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.

Source: The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - June 17, 2015 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Takemoto, R. C., Lonner, B., Andres, T., Park, J., Ricart-Hoffiz, P., Bendo, J., Goldstein, J., Spivak, J., Errico, T. Tags: Spine Scientific Articles Source Type: research