24 April 2022 : Clinical Research
Prophylactic Use of Antibiotics for Fever After Drainage Removal Following a Dural Tear During Lumbar Spinal Surgery: A Retrospective Study
Yuhuai Liu1ABCDEF, Qinghua Tan1ABCEF, Jie Qin1ACD, Yan Cai1B, Ning Ning2C, Rui Zhang3B, Bo Dong4B, Xijing He1DEG, Dong Wang1CD, Bo Zhao1ACDEG*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.936652
Med Sci Monit 2022; 28:e936652
Table 2 The rate of dural tear and fever after drainage removal (FDR) of patients with various initial diagnoses.
| Diagnosis | Rate of DT | Rate of FDR | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spinal stenosis | 8.4%,# | 60.4% |
| 2 | Degenerative disc disease | 6.8%,,,* | 61.8% |
| 3 | Spondylolysis | 11.7%# | 64.5% |
| 4 | Deformity | 12.1%# | 63.4% |
| 5 | Primary intraspinal tumor | 46.2%+ | 59.5% |
| 6 | Other disease | 15.4% | 47.8% |
| <0.001 | 0.822 | ||
| @ Means compare with 1; & means compare with 2; * means compare with 3; $ means compare with 4; # means compare with 5; + means compare with 6. @ , , , , , means statistical significance. | |||