Does Intraoperative Forced-Air Warming Increase the Risk of Surgical Site Infections After Spine Surgery?
In 39 pairs of propensity matched patients, the use of FAW was not associated with an increased risk of SSI in spine surgery.
Authors
- Hiroshi Ozawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6991-0948)
- Haruo Kanno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1985-2257)
- Satsuki Onoda
- Shigetsune Matsuya
- Kyoichi Handa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2180-2865)
- Motoki Murotani
Institutions
- Iwate Prefectural Central Hospital (JP)
- Tohoku Rosai Hospital (JP)
- Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University Hospital (JP)
- Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication
- Published
- 2025-11-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/bsd.0000000000001947
- Primary Topic
- Thermal Regulation in Medicine
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00