Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Irrisept Versus Normal Saline for Wound Irrigation After Posterior Spine Surgery

Summary

To compare post-operative wound complications in patients randomized to normal saline versus Irrisept solution and any other adverse reactions from the solution.

Timeline

Start

2022-07

Primary completion

2025-07

Completion

2026-07

Publications

• Background Magill SS, Hellinger W, Cohen J, Kay R, Bailey C, Boland B, Carey D, de Guzman J, Dominguez K, Edwards J, Goraczewski L, Horan T, Miller M, Phelps M, Saltford R, Seibert J, Smith B, Starling P, Viergutz B, Walsh K, Rathore M, Guzman N, Fridkin S. Prevalence of healthcare-associated infections in acute care hospitals in Jacksonville, Florida. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2012 Mar;33(3):283-91. doi: 10.1086/664048. Epub 2012 Jan 12.
• Background Chahoud J, Kanafani Z, Kanj SS. Surgical site infections following spine surgery: eliminating the controversies in the diagnosis. Front Med (Lausanne). 2014 Mar 24;1:7. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2014.00007. eCollection 2014.
• Background Silber JS, Anderson DG, Vaccaro AR, Anderson PA, McCormick P; NASS. Management of postprocedural discitis. Spine J. 2002 Jul-Aug;2(4):279-87. doi: 10.1016/s1529-9430(02)00203-6.
• Background Rechtine GR, Bono PL, Cahill D, Bolesta MJ, Chrin AM. Postoperative wound infection after instrumentation of thoracic and lumbar fractures. J Orthop Trauma. 2001 Nov;15(8):566-9. doi: 10.1097/00005131-200111000-00006.
• Background Whitmore RG, Stephen J, Stein SC, Campbell PG, Yadla S, Harrop JS, Sharan AD, Maltenfort MG, Ratliff JK. Patient comorbidities and complications after spinal surgery: a societal-based cost analysis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2012 May 20;37(12):1065-71. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31823da22d.
• Background Onishi Y, Masuda K, Tozawa K, Karita T. Outcomes of an Intraoperative Povidone-Iodine Irrigation Protocol in Spinal Surgery for Surgical Site Infection Prevention. Clin Spine Surg. 2019 Dec;32(10):E449-E452. doi: 10.1097/BSD.0000000000000908.
• Background De Luna V, Mancini F, De Maio F, Bernardi G, Ippolito E, Caterini R. Intraoperative Disinfection by Pulse Irrigation with Povidone-Iodine Solution in Spine Surgery. Adv Orthop. 2017;2017:7218918. doi: 10.1155/2017/7218918. Epub 2017 Oct 2.
• Background Watanabe M, Sakai D, Matsuyama D, Yamamoto Y, Sato M, Mochida J. Risk factors for surgical site infection following spine surgery: efficacy of intraoperative saline irrigation. J Neurosurg Spine. 2010 May;12(5):540-6. doi: 10.3171/2009.11.SPINE09308.

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