Use of vancomycin and gentamicin-impregnated calcium sulfate beads for the prevention of surgical site infection in adult spinal deformity

Spine J. 2024 Feb;24(2):330-332. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2023.10.002. Epub 2023 Oct 27.

Authors

Grace X Xiong¹, Bradley T Hammoor¹, Andrew K Simpson², Stuart H Hershman³

Affiliations

¹ Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA, 02114, USA.
² Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
³ Massachusetts General Hospital, Yawkey 3A, 55 Fruit St., Boston, MA, 02114, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 37890726
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2023.10.002

No abstract available

Keywords: Complications; Deformity; Gentamicin; Infection; Vancomycin.

MeSH terms

Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Calcium
Calcium Sulfate*
Gentamicins
Humans
Surgical Wound Infection / prevention & control
Vancomycin*

Substances

Vancomycin
Calcium Sulfate
Calcium
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Gentamicins