The Burden of Clostridium difficile after Cervical Spine Surgery

Conclusions C. difficile increases the risk of in-hospital mortality and costs approximately $6,830,695 per year to manage in patients undergoing elective cervical spine surgery. Patients with comorbidities such as renal failure or congestive heart failure have increased probability of developing infection after surgery. Accepted antibiotic guidelines in this population must be followed to decrease the risk of developing postoperative C. difficile colitis.[...]Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkArticle in Thieme eJournals:Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  open access Full text

Source: Global Spine Journal - August 10, 2015 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Guzman, Javier Z.Skovrlj, BrankoRothenberg, Edward S.Lu, YoungMcAnany, StevenCho, Samuel K.Hecht, Andrew C.Qureshi, Sheeraz A. Tags: Original Article Source Type: research