OBJECTIVE: To assess the risk of @entity281 in @entity130 @entity1 undergoing surgical intervention with instrumentation for @entity174 . DATA SOURCES: A case series of 235 consecutive @entity1 who sustained @entity174 seen at Tampa General Hospital in Tampa, Florida between 1986 and 1997. STUDY SELECTION: 117 @entity1 of the 235 consecutive @entity1 included in the case series underwent surgical intervention; of these @entity1 , twelve were identified as having @entity6081 . DATA EXTRACTION: Of those @entity1 treated with operative decompression and internal fixation, the authors identified and studied those with an acute wound @entity281 . These @entity1 were analyzed for risk factors and @entity281 management. DATA SYNTHESIS: Twelve (10 percent) @entity1 with @entity6081 were identified. These included nine deep and three superficial @entity281 . This provides an overall @entity281 rate of 10 percent (12 of 117). Of these, there were three @entity281 in twenty-one @entity1 undergoing anterior spinal procedures. Only two of the twelve @entity1 had pure cultures of gram-positive organisms (2 @entity794 ). Cultures from eight (67 percent) @entity1 showed multiple organisms. There was a significantly (P < 0.05) higher risk of @entity281 in the @entity1 with a complete @entity16 41 percent (7/17) as compared with those with no deficit or incomplete injuries 5.0 percent (5/100). CONCLUSIONS: The overall risk of @entity281 is higher in the @entity130 @entity1 than in the elective surgery population. Those @entity1 with a @entity51 are at a greater risk. @entity146 and early intervention can help contribute to a favorable outcome.

Postoperative wound XXXX after instrumentation of @entity174 .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity6081 :: ('MESH:D013530', 'Disease') :: ['acute postoperative wound infections'] @entity174 :: ('MESH:D050723', 'Disease') :: ['thoracic and lumbar fractures'] @entity146 :: ('MESH:D001523', 'Disease') :: ['Aggressive'] @entity16 :: ('MESH:D009422', 'Disease') :: ['neurologic injury'] @entity794 :: ('1280', 'Species') :: ['Staphylococcus aureus'] @entity281 :: ('MESH:D007239', 'Disease') :: ['infection', 'infections'] @entity51 :: ('MESH:D009461', 'Disease') :: ['complete neurologic deficit'] @entity130 :: ('MESH:D014947', 'Disease') :: ['trauma']
@entity281 :: (MESH:D007239,Disease) :: ['infection']
