In a recent study published in Spine, researchers described patterns of prophylactic antibiotic use in pediatric spinal fusion surgeries performed in U.S. children's hospitals. The study found that broad-spectrum antibiotics were used in:
• 19 percent of the hospitals studied for 80 percent of cases,
• 37 percent of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis cases,
• 52 percent of neuromuscular scoliosis cases.
The study concluded that broad-spectrum antibiotic use in pediatric spinal surgery was often linked to surgical site infection risk factors and should be subject to further study.
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• 19 percent of the hospitals studied for 80 percent of cases,
• 37 percent of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis cases,
• 52 percent of neuromuscular scoliosis cases.
The study concluded that broad-spectrum antibiotic use in pediatric spinal surgery was often linked to surgical site infection risk factors and should be subject to further study.
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