Are there any diagnostic tools that are useful for early surgical site infection (SSI) detection following spinal surgery? Does this diff er whether or not there was instrumentation?

Are there any diagnostic tools that are useful for early surgical site infection (SSI) detection following spinal surgery? Does this diff er whether or not there was instrumentation?

Author: Maja Babic

RECOMMENDATION: C-reactive protein (CRP) can be used to diagnose early SSI following spinal surgery. A failure of CRP to decline or a second rise on postoperative days four to seven is a sensitive marker for infection following spine surgery, including both instrumented and non-instrumented spine surgery.

LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Moderate

DELEGATE VOTE: Agree: 86%, Disagree: 7%, Abstain: 7% (Super Majority, Strong Consensus)

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