Overview
Surgical Infection Rates With Adjunct Vancomycin Compared to Standard Peri-Operative IV Antibiotics
Status:
Unknown status
Unknown status
Trial end date:
2016-01-01
2016-01-01
Target enrollment:
0
0
Participant gender:
All
All
Summary
Determine the effect of Vancomycin Powder added to the surgical wound at closure on surgical infection rates.Phase:
N/AAccepts Healthy Volunteers?
NoDetails
Lead Sponsor:
Spectrum Health HospitalsTreatments:
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Vancomycin
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:- All adult, 18 years or greater undergoing posterior approach spinal surgery
Exclusion Criteria:
- Prisoner, pregnant women, patient under the age of 18, those of diminished decision
making capacity.
- patients with known reaction to Vancomycin.
- patients having surgery specifically for spine infection
- patients having ADCF or ALIF