Is Vancomycin More Effective than Taurolidine? Comparative Analysis of Their Preventive Effect against Spinal Infection in 1000 Patients with Spinal Fusion

• Main Authors: Dong-Chan Eun (Author), Kyung-Soo Suk (Author), Hak-Sun Kim (Author), Ji-Won Kwon (Author), Seong-Hwan Moon (Author), Yong-Ho Lee (Author), Byung-Ho Lee (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study aimed to examine the effect of taurolidine irrigation on preventing surgical site infection by comparing the spinal infection rate after spinal fusion surgery using vancomycin powder application and taurolidine irrigation. Of 1081 participants, 369 underwent taurolidine irrigation, 221 un...