Bacterial Contamination: Iodine vs Saline Irrigation in Pediatric Spine Surgery

Summary

This study will evaluate the safety of povidone-iodine irrigation in pediatric spinal patients by collecting pre- and post-operative safety labwork. Furthermore, the efficacy of povidone-iodine and normal saline irrigation at reducing bacterial contamination of the surgical wound will be measured by collecting cultures before and after irrigation.

Timeline

Start

2017-07-13

Primary completion

2019-02-01

Completion

2019-07-12

Publications

• Background Dietz FR, Koontz FP, Found EM, Marsh JL. The importance of positive bacterial cultures of specimens obtained during clean orthopaedic operations. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1991 Sep;73(8):1200-7.
• Background Nandyala SV, Schwend RM. Prevalence of intraoperative tissue bacterial contamination in posterior pediatric spinal deformity surgery. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2013 Apr 15;38(8):E482-6. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3182893be1.
• Background Chang FY, Chang MC, Wang ST, Yu WK, Liu CL, Chen TH. Can povidone-iodine solution be used safely in a spinal surgery? Eur Spine J. 2006 Jun;15(6):1005-14. doi: 10.1007/s00586-005-0975-6. Epub 2005 Aug 20.
• Background Cheng MT, Chang MC, Wang ST, Yu WK, Liu CL, Chen TH. Efficacy of dilute betadine solution irrigation in the prevention of postoperative infection of spinal surgery. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2005 Aug 1;30(15):1689-93. doi: 10.1097/01.brs.0000171907.60775.85.

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