Analysis of the Incidence of Post-Operative Wound Infections After Spine Surgery

Completed

• Conditions: Infection
• Interventions: Procedure: Spinal surgery

• Registration Number: NCT02891486
• Lead Sponsor: University of Miami

Brief Summary

Post-operative wound infections can prolong hospital stays, increase rates of readmission to the intensive care unit, and increase the costs of treatment significantly. This study will conduct a prospective chart review of all patients undergoing elective spinal surgery on both the neurosurgery and orthopedic spine services at two facilities on an academic campus. The investigators will collect the data of those patients who develop post-surgical infections. This data will then be analyzed and compared to published data from other studies. The aim of this investigation is to passively collect this infection data, which may ultimately provide needed baseline incidence rates using current and standard protocols.

Detailed Description

This is a chart review study.

Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-06
• Study First Submitted: 2016-09-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-09-01
• Study First Posted: 2016-09-07
• Status Verified: 2017-02
• Primary Completion: 2017-02
• Study Completion: 2017-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-02-07
• Last Update Posted: 2017-02-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 6959

Inclusion Criteria

• 18 years of age or older
• Patients undergoing elective spinal surgery on either the neurosurgery and orthopedic spine services
• Patients who develop post-operative wound infections within 90 days of surgery

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Exclusion Criteria

• Patients younger than 18 years of age
• Patients who are not undergoing elective spinal surgery on either the neurosurgery and orthopedic spine services
• Patients who do not develop post-operative wound infections within 90 days of surgery

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Incidence of surgical site infection	Spinal surgery	The number of spinal surgery patients with surgical site infections.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of patients who develop a surgical site infection (SSI)	90 days following surgery	Spinal reoperation at the same surgical location for incision, debridement and irrigation

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

University of Miami Hospital; 🇺🇸 Miami, Florida, United States

Jackson Memorial Hospital; 🇺🇸 Miami, Florida, United States