A Retrospective Identification of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease as a New Risk Factor for Surgical Site Infection in Cerebral Palsy Patients After Spine Surgery - Concepedia

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A Retrospective Identification of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease as a New Risk Factor for Surgical Site Infection in Cerebral Palsy Patients After Spine Surgery

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2013

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Vidya Chidambaran, Carol Gentry, Chinwe C. Ajuba-Iwuji, Paul D. Sponsellar, Michael C. Ain, Elaina E. Lin, Xue Zhang, Sybil Ann Klaus, Dolores B. Njoku

Anesthesia & Analgesia

Abstract

We show that GERD increases the risk for infection in CP patients after spine fusion. Prospective multicenter studies are necessary to further validate the predictive value of this risk factor.

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