Overview

Surgical Infection Rates With Adjunct Vancomycin Compared to Standard Peri-Operative IV Antibiotics

Status:
Unknown status
Trial end date:
2016-01-01
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
Determine the effect of Vancomycin Powder added to the surgical wound at closure on surgical infection rates.
Phase:
N/A
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Spectrum Health Hospitals
Treatments:
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