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 4 Effect of preoperative antibiotics on the incidence of fever after drainage removal (FDR).
No antibiotics | First generation cephalosporins | Second generation cephalosporins | Third generation cephalosporins | Clindamycin | Other antibiotics | |
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Rate of FDR | 61.3% | 63.0% | 61.0% | 39.1% | 65.6% | 60.0% |
>0.05 |