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 Liu 1ABCDEF* , Qinghua Tan 1ABCEF* , Jie Qin 1ACD , Yan Cai 1B , Ning Ning 2C , Rui Zhang 3B , Bo Dong 4B , Xijing He 1DEG , Dong Wang 1CD , Bo Zhao 1ACDEG*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.936652
Med Sci Monit 2022; 28:e936652
Table 3 Rate of dural tear and fever after drainage removal (FDR) of patients treated with various surgeries.
| Diagnosis | Rate of DT | Rate of FDR | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microscopic discectomy | 4.8%,* | 33.3% |
| 2 | Post discectomy | 7.6%# | 64.7% |
| 3 | Decompression±fusion | 10.9%# | 61.4% |
| 4 | Anterior procedures | 6.4%# | 57.1% |
| 5 | Other surgeries | 39.3% | 64.6% |
| 0.108 | |||
| * Means compare with 3; # means compare with 5. *, # means statistical significance. | |||