• Orthop Traumatol Sur · Nov 2014

    Review Meta Analysis

    Topical intrawound application of vancomycin powder in addition to intravenous administration of antibiotics: A meta-analysis on the deep infection after spinal surgeries.

    • L Xiong, Q Pan, G Jin, Y Xu, and C Hirche.
    • Department of Hand-, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Burn Center, University of Heidelberg, BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, 67071 Ludwigshafen, Germany. Electronic address: xionglingyun1986@163.com.
    • Orthop Traumatol Sur. 2014 Nov 1;100(7):785-9.

    BackgroundThe intrawound application of vancomycin powder in addition to intravenous administration of antibiotics has been reported to be an easy and cost-efficient technique for reducing the deep infection, which is a serious complication of spinal surgeries. The aim of the present meta-analysis was to derive a preliminary estimation on the clinical performance of this technique.HypothesisThe intrawound application of vancomycin powder in addition to intravenous administration of antibiotics may significantly reduce the risk of deep infection after spinal surgeries.Materials And MethodsStudies were identified from PubMed and EMBASE searches. After comprehensive review, data were extracted from eligible studies. A meta-analysis was performed to generate pooled odds ratio (OR) of this technique.ResultsEight studies (4592 patients) were included. The pooled OR (95% CI) was 0.22 (0.07-0.63). I(2) value was 65.2% (P=0.005). The pooled ORs were stable in sensitivity analyses. No analysis of subgroup, meta-regression or publication bias was performed because of inadequate included studies.DiscussionThe intrawound application of vancomycin powder in addition to intravenous administration of antibiotics may significantly reduce the risk of deep infection after spinal surgeries. Further studies with large sample size and high quality are needed to provide more evidences.Level Of EvidenceII.Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.

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