Management of Deep Infection after Instrumentation on Lumbar Spinal Surgery in a Single Institution

Table 2

Underlying diseases, infection germ, treatments, and outcome in patients with postoperative infection.

	Implant group	Nonimplant group
Underlying diseases
Diabetes	15	4
Hypertension	15	3
Osteoporosis	9	1
Poor nutrition	2	1
Traumatic injury	2	0
Coronary artery disease	2	0
Uremia	2	0
Rheumatoid arthritis	1	1
High BMI	1	0
Low BMI	1	0
Cancer	0	2
Hyperthyroidism	0	1
Nil	4	0
Infection germ
Staphylococcus	17	2
MRSA	9	3
ORSA	0	2
E. coli	2	0
Pseudomonas	2	0
Proteus	1	0
Treatments
Antibiotics	31	7
Hyperbaric oxygen	31	6
Wet dressing	31	7
Nutrition supply	1	1
Outcome
Good	20	6
Low back pain	9	0
Neuralgia	1	0
Nutrition supply	1	0
Expiry (sepsis)	0	1