Association between postoperative intravenous methylprednisolone and surgical site infection in posterior lumbar fusion surgery: a retrospective single-center study
This study suggests that intravenous methylprednisolone administration may not increase the risk of SSI after single-level PLF. In addition, it appears to have a beneficial effect on postoperative pain management and PONV, especially during the early recovery phase.
Authors
- Jiahua Xie
- Hui Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5828-2990)
- Zemin Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1984-138X)
- Jianru Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9747-0652)
- Yuancheng Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9377-9281)
- Tianzuo Niu
- Siping Deng
Institutions
- Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University (CN)
- The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Published
- 2024-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-024-08145-y
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Anesthesia and Pain Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.57
Funders
- Sun Yat-sen University