Excessive Hemostasis on the Scalp Increases Superficial Surgical Site Infection Rate in Cranioplasty

World Neurosurgery
Wen-Jian ZhengShao-Hua Lin

Abstract

Cranioplasty is a routine procedure, but it carries a significantly higher complication rate over standard clean cranial surgery. Surgical site infection is the most common but severe complication. Risk factors for surgical site infection are still debated. A retrospective survey of 155 patients (≥16 years old) who exclusively underwent customized titanium cranioplasty from April 2014 to January 2017 was performed. Preoperative clinical parameters, surgeon's hemostasis technique, temporalis dissection, operative time, intraoperative blood loss, postoperative catheter duration and drainage, postoperative hemorrhage and extradural fluid collection (EDFC), and prophylactic antibiotics were recorded and compared between patients with superficial surgical site infection (sSSI) and patients with non-sSSI. Overall sSSI rate was 10.3%. Binary logistic analysis showed excessive hemostasis on scalp (odds ratio = 10.302, P = 0.000), presence of postoperative EDFC (odds ratio = 12.740, P = 0.003), and postoperative drainage >277 mL (odds ratio = 10.302, P = 0.000) were independent risk factors for sSSI. Patients who received excessive hemostasis had a longer operative time (P = 0.000). A flaccid cranial defect was a protective factor for p...Continue Reading

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Jun 22, 2019·Child's Nervous System : ChNS : Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery·Paolo FrassanitoGiancarlo Scoppettuolo
Jul 1, 2021·Neurosurgery·Daniel M FountainUNKNOWN British Neurosurgical Trainee Research Collaborative (BNTRC)

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