Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8804576 | The Spine Journal | 2018 | 20 Pages |
Abstract
Preoperative nutritional status assessment and MRSA colonization screening with targeted prophylaxis represent potentially modifiable risk factors in the treatment of SSI. Further study is needed to investigate the relationship between poor nutrition status and increased length of stay and total costs in the treatment of SSI following spine surgery.
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Authors
Todd J. MD, Erik MS, Carlo MD, Richard MD, Nicholas MD,